round midnight

PERFORMANCE
2016

BY CECILIA BERTONI
IN COLLABORATION WITH CARL G. BEUKMAN

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…

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Cecilia Bertoni round midnight / portraits VIDEO INSTALLATION 2017

Diffusion

20-21-22 MAY 2016
SPE, Tenuta Dello Scompiglio

10-11 JUNE 2017
SPE, Tenuta Dello Scompiglio