21 — 24.05
Janaina Leite São Paulo
História do Olho
theatre
| Portuguese → NL, FR, EN | ⧖ 2h40 | €22 / €18 | Contains nudity, references to sexual violence, live sex, body suspension, 18+
Inspired by Georges Bataille's scandalous novella of the same name, theatre maker Janaina Leite explores the relationship between theatre and pornography. The play follows the structure of the book to tell the story of three teenagers and their sexual escapades. Working with the Núcleo do Olho, Leite—one of the most intriguing artists in Brazilian theatre—recreates this dark fable as a magical, at times festive, experience. In a fairy-tale setting, it shifts between the vulgar and the sublime, the mundane and the cosmic, the ordinary and the abysmal.
Twelve performers—professional and amateur, some of them sex workers—take the audience on an intense, three-hour experience, with live music, theatrical storytelling, and live pornographic scenes. Leite and her cast enter into an intimate relationship with Bataille's work, inviting the audience to do the same. Pornography becomes a theatrical form through which vital and destructive impulses are examined.
História do Olho (“Story of the Eye”) explores taboos and questions our relationship with shame and lust, seeking collective insight and consent through performative transgression. Part subversive pornographic fairy tale, part radical adventure, it is a fundamentally tender and connecting piece of theatre that re-educates the gaze.
21.05
- 20:30 → 23:10
22.05
- 20:30 → 23:10
23.05
- 20:30 → 23:10
24.05
- 16:00 → 18:40
- + aftertalk moderated by Olivia Ardui (FR)
Presentation: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Les Halles de Schaerbeek
Concept, dramaturgy and direction: Janaina Leite | Performers-creators: André Medeiros Martins, Armr’Ore Erormray, Carô Calsone, Cusko, Georgia Vitrilis, Ian Figlioulo, Isabel Soares, Janaina Leite, Lucas Scudellari, Tadzio Veiga, Ultra, Vini The Kid | Dramaturgy and assistant direction: Lara Duarte, André Medeiros Martins | Suspension performance: Georgia Vitrilis, Pamkhada, Pombo Morcego, Unificarte.Brasil and guest performers | Original songs and live music: André Medeiros Martins, Ultra Martini, Vini The Kid | Lighting design: Wagner Antônio | Costume design: Melina Schleder | Music production: Mateus Capelo, Renato Navarro | Original soundtrack: Renato Navarro, Vini The Kid | Sound design and operation: Renato Navarro | Body training and technical direction: Lara Duarte | Scenic construction: Edson Luna, Wanderley Wagner da Silva | Mannequin conception: Tadzio Veiga | Lighting operation: Felipe Tchaça | Stage management and production assistant: Leticia Karen | Original production management: Carla Estefan (Metropolitana Gestão Cultural) | Production management and distribution: Ariane Cuminale (VUELA)
Production: Núcleo do Olho & VUELA | Coproduction: MITsp - Mostra International de Teatro São Paulo
Presented by: Prêmio Zé Renato para a Cidade de São Paulo (Zé Renato Theatre Prize)
With the support of Teatro Mars, Centro Cultural da Diversidade, Zé Renato Theatre Prize
