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„There is nothing in contemporary theater quite like an Angélica Liddell monologue.” – New York Times
Bullfights are a matter of life and death. The award-winning Spanish performance artist Angélica Liddell puts no less on the line. In the third part of the series Histoire(s) du Théâtre, Liddell confronts the theatre and a society that has lost its ties to spirituality and transcendence. The title refers to the apex of Richard Wagner’s opera Tristan and Isolde, in which the two lovers can only find each other in Liebestod – love death –, and to the legendary torero Juan Belmonte. It was his trademark to fight dangerously close to the animal’s body, due to his deformed legs. Belmonte was never beaten, and eventually committed suicide. In the midst of a bullring, Liddell delves into all these figures and stories and calls up overwhelming images: the exceptional performance artist is both lover and beloved, bull and torero, enthralled by theatre and full of disdain.
Text, Direction, Stage design, Costumes Angélica Liddell With Angélica Liddell, Borja López, Gumersindo Puche, Palestina de los Reyes, Patrice Le Rouzic and the participation of extras Lights Mark Van Denesse Sound design Antonio Navarro Matador tailor Justo Algaba Assistant direction Borja López Stage management
Nicolas Guy, Michel Chevallier Lights management Sander Michiels Stage machinery Eddy De Schepper Set and costumes design Ateliers NTGent Dramaturgy of the project Histoire(s) du théâtre Carmen Hornbostel (NTGent) Production management Greet Prové, Chris Vanneste, Els Jacxsens (NTGent) Communication and press Saité Ye, Génica Montalbano Production direction Atra Bilis, Gumersindo Puche Translation, surtitles (French) Christilla Vasserot Translation, Surtitles (English) Snapdragon
Production NTGent, Atra Bilis Coproduction Festival d'Avignon, TANDEM scène nationale (Arras-Douai),, Künstlerhaus Mousonturm (Frankfurt a.M.)
Premiere July 2021, Festival d´Avignon
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