STO Union & Carte Blanche

P.O.R.N. (Portrait of Restless Narcissism)

  • Theatre
English /  ca. 60 Min.
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As the natural world burns, many retreat to digital landscapes. Nadia Ross (STO Union) and Christian Lapointe (Carte Blanche) created a searing portrait of the objectification of our contemporary relationships. The production uses the digital tools available online to create a live split-screen, behind which two isolated protagonists sit like VJs at their stations, running the show. Through instant messages, images, texts, emoticons, videos and music they meet online, interact, then hook up. In an intricate interplay of reality and fiction, the pair reach porn’s dead end in isolation.

Cast

Concept, text, direction and performance: Nadia Ross, Christian Lapointe / Assistant direction and stage management: Emanuelle Kirouac / Lighting design: Steve Lucas / Set design: Geneviève Lizotte / Videography: Lionel Arnould / Technical direction: Mickaël Tétrault-Ménard / Sound and technical direction (on tour): Gabriel Filiatrault / Technical direction (workshop one): Mathieu Thébaudeau / Production management: Émilie Martel / Assistance Production: Robert Scott / Photography and video: David Irvine / Producer, agent and company management (STO Union): Shauna Kadyschuk / Company management (Carte blanche): Isabelle Tougne

Dates

Past
  • Cancelled
    Thu 19.3.2020, 20:30 / HAU1
  • Cancelled
    Fri 20.3.2020, 20:00 / HAU1
  • Cancelled
    Sat 21.3.2020, 19:00 / HAU1
Notes:

The performance is not suitable for an audience under 18 years.

After the performance on 20 March: Artist Talk with Tobi Müller

#Spy on Me #2 

Credits

Production: STO Union & Carte Blanche. Co-production: HAU Hebbel um Ufer, Festival TransAmériques (Montréal), Theater der Welt 2020 (Düsseldorf), BIT Teatergarasjen (Bergen). Supported by: Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of Canada, National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund Canada. The project is part of the cultural programme of Canada being Guest of Honour at the 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair.

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Location

HAU1
Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 Berlin

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