(love story) Superman

Numero 23 Prod.

Company
Italian-born Massimo Furlan is a visual artist, scenographer and theatre maker, as well as the founder of Numero 23 Prod., an international artist collective comprising musicians, performers, theatre workers. Their works combine various tendencies of contemporary art.

Performance
Child-like imaginings, a phantasmagoria of young ruffians, or an amorous-grotesque parade of anti-heroes? Six supermen in oversized costumes attempt to woo the tall blonde in high heels: lascivious dancer, blasé fairy, unobtainable goddess. Here, testosterone abounds, but with all the excitement and anxiety, things become a little too ambitious. This picture gallery of burlesque video animations and hilarious scenes of showing off and disillusionment presents a school of erotic failure. Not only does the myth of the invincible comic hero lose its magic. Rather, this ironic portrait of a generation seeking to extend its own puberty indefinitely dismantles the contemporary model of masculinity as well.

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Direction: Massimo Furlan
Performers: Massimo Furlan, Sophie Guyot, Thomas Hempler, Sun-Hye Hur, Francois Karlen, Thomas Pösl, Philippe de Rham, Claire de Ribaupierre, Thierry Stalder, Stéphane Vecchione

When: Saturday, October 22th ; 8.00 pm; Reithalle A, Schiffbauergasse 1
Duration: 60 min.

In cooperation with Hans Otto Theater Potsdam