round midnight

PERFORMANCE

BY CECILIA BERTONI
IN COLLABORATION WITH CARL G. BEUKMAN

2016

direction, scenery, video, costume design Cecilia Bertoni
music, sounds and noises Carl G. Beukman
assistant director Mauro Carulli
performers Olivier Boréel, Eleonora Chiocchini, Katia Frese,
Sara Leghissa, Valerio Sirna
and with Mauro Carulli (the Sadistic Doctor)
texts Friedrich Nietzsche, Arthur Rimbaud and the performers
costume making Rosanna Monti, Patrizia Bosi
technical crew Paolo Morelli, Alice Mollica
scenery and prop making Cipriano Menchini, Paolo Morelli, with Alice Mollica
video camera and editing BAM, with Cecilia Bertoni
make-up video Giulia Avarello and the performers
promotion Anna Estdahl

round midnight

Male or female?
Pink or blue. Weakness or strength. Purity or courage. Peace or war…
From birth, expectations associated with one of the two colours are projected upon each of us, becoming a second, synthetic, skin that make us hold our breath. Do you remember when you first realised that you belonged to one gender or the other and therefore could or could not do certain things, move in a particular way, perform particular gestures, have certain conversations, make certain choices? Did you learn those lessons well?
When you are alone, do you slip out of this skin?
If you want, let’s meet at midnight and dance together until beyond…