Double Edge Theatre (usa): Leonora – La Maga y la maestra
Inspired by the visual art, writings and life of British-born Mexican artist Leonora Carrington and her mentorship of a long line of male artists, this surreal performance unfolds an encounter between Leonora and Adán (everyman) and portrays the magic, mystery, and humanity found in Carrington’s work.
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By and with
Adan - Carlos Uriona
Hyena - Travis Coe
Pajaro - Amanda Miller
The Cook - Milena Dabova
The Giantess - Hannah Jarrell
Gnome - Tomantha Sylvester
Leonora's flight - Cariel Klein
Manuel Uriona
Om forestillingen
1t 10m
240,-
Inspired by the visual art, writings and life of British-born Mexican artist Leonora Carrington and her mentorship of a long line of male artists, this surreal performance unfolds an encounter between Leonora and Adán (everyman) and portrays the magic, mystery, and humanity found in Carrington’s work.
Leonora Carrington was one of the great female artists of the last century. She left traces both as a painter, sculptor and graphic artist, playwright, costume designer and writer. After growing up in England she left for Paris, where she became part of the surrealist movement.
But while the male artists of surrealism are well-known names and have been exhibited in many contexts, there are unfortunately few who know about the female surrealists, despite their participation in the most pioneering exhibitions of their time.
Double Edge Founder and Artistic Director, Stacy Klein says: “Where the Bird Sings Best, Jodorowsky’s imaginative journey through his ancestry, was the starting point for this work. Yet as the 2016 U.S. presidential election approached, and so much misogyny was laid bare, I realized that I could not make any more performances without a woman as a central figure. Discovering the 20th-century surrealist artist and writer Leonora Carrington, someone who remains all too embedded in the hidden territories of our cultural landscape, is no less than a revelation — of an artistic partner, mentor, guide, and inspiration. Her mentorship of Jodorowsky produced a collaboration of the play Penelope. As far as how the rest of their encounter unfolded, the magic, mystery, and humanity we have portrayed is certainly to be found in both Carrington and Jodorowsky’s work, yet the way it is painted and imagined is without doubt mine and the ensemble’s own invention.”
“… a peek into an expansive world – a hallucinatory, symbol-heavy tour of Carrington’s fervid mind.” – New York Times Critic’s Pick
On both days, critic and author Susanne Christensen will give an introduction to the performance in the foyer. She has written the book Leonora’s Journey, in which she undertakes a journey in Leonora Carrington’s footsteps, to New York, Mexico and California, in search of Carrington’s life and work.
