Hellcat
Warped and forced back inwards, rage implodes as devastation, psychosis – a silent obsession. Hellcat investigates expressions of female rage and its place within contemporary society. Confessional and episodic interview formats such as Anne Sexton’s Live or Die and Pasolini’s Comizi d’amore are applied to explore the origins of destruction, hysteria, violence, and intimate resistance.
On Friday 5 May, the performance will be followed by an artistic intervention by Anna Rimmel and a concert by Lau Lukkarila.
combine their varied backgrounds as a duo and develop a style that crosses the boundaries between visual arts, theatre, and dance. Their practice emerges from their individual training in classical ballet and fine arts, respectively. Together, they use narratives to explore desire, trauma and ideas of freedom and frequently draw on mythology and poetry to muse on personal experiences and modern life. Théret and Mitterhofer’s work has been shown at M.I/mi1glissé, Berlin, Longtang, Zurich, Futura Gallery, Prague, and Glasshouse/Volksbühne, Berlin. Together they also curate and produce lament.tv, a site-specific performance & video series in Berlin.
Credits
Concept, performance Shade Théret & Magdalena Mitterhofer Stage design Joseph Bourgois Sound Alexander Iezzi Co-produced by Tanzquartier Wien
Day tickets, including both Lamentations and Hellcat, are available. We recommend a minimum age of 18 to attend Lamentations.
Remaining tickets will be available at the evening box office. Waiting numbers will be given out as of 30 minutes before showtime.