Carolina Bianchi y Cara de Cavalo

The Cadela Força Trilogy: Chapter I – The Bride and The Goodnight Cinderella

  • Theatre
Recommended for the age of 18 years up
Brazilian Portuguese /  With German and English surtitles /  approx. 150 mins.
Photography of a group of 7 people in sporty clothing. They look like they are dancing. In the background is a canvas on which a sunset motif is depicted.
Photography of a stage scene. In the centre is a table. On the left in the foreground is a person in a dismissive posture. In the background is a projected scene of a veiled person on a coastal promenade.
A Stage scene in which Carolina Bianchi lies unconscious on a mattress. Three people dance and jump around her. A text is projected in the background: Indeed, rape is rarely about sex, about desire.

In her work, theatre maker Carolina Bianchi weaves together literary, pop-cultural and art-historical references, and incisively questioning the state of affairs. In the first part of her trilogy “Cadela Força” (“Bitch Strength”), Bianchi deals with the recent history of sexualised violence against women. In the process, she puts herself in a state of utmost vulnerability by taking knockout drops – called “Goodnight Cinderella” in Brazil and also used in Germany as a rape drug. While recounting the femicide of performance artist Pippa Bacca, Bianchi finally loses consciousness. Along with eight performers from her collective Cara de Cavalo from São Paulo, Bianchi explores what an unconscious body without memory can tell us while connecting to the reality of many survivors. Following its premiere at this year’s Festival d’Avignon, the new work can now be seen in Berlin.


“This all-too-real performance single-handedly jolted Avignon alive over the first week of the festival, turning Bianchi – an unknown, Amsterdam-based artist – into a sensation at the event.” Laura Cappelle, The New York Times, July 12, 2023

Cast

Conception, text, dramaturgy and direction: Carolina Bianchi / Dramaturgist and partnership in continuous research process: Carolina Mendonça / Cast: Blackyva, Carolina Bianchi, Chico Lima, Fernanda Libman, Joana Ferraz, José Artur Campos, Larissa Ballarotti, Marina Matheus, Rafael Limongelli / Technical direction, sound design and original music: Miguel Caldas / Set design and Art: Luisa Callegari / Light design: João Rios / Videos and Screenings: Montserrat Fonseca Llach / Karaoke video: Thany Sanches / Costumes: Tomás Decina, Luisa Callegari, Carolina Bianchi / Art Assistant and General artistic collaboration: Tomás Decina / Collaboration in body and voice training: Pat Fudyda, Yantó / Dialogue on theory and dramaturgy: Silvia Bottiroli / Translation of texts into English and revision: Luisa Dalgalarrondo, Marina Matheus, Joana Ferraz, Larissa Ballarotti / Translation to French (surtitles): Thomas Resendes / Photos: Christophe Raynaud de Lage / Car construction: Xavier Rhame, Lionel Petit, Philippe Bercot, Mathieu Audejean, Pierre Dumas, Miguel Caldas, Luisa Callegari, João Rios / Production assistant: Ella de Gregoriis / Production Direction and Tour Manager: Carla Estefan / International Management and Diffusion: Metro Gestão Cultural (Brasil)

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Dates

Past
  • Wed 4.10.2023, 19:00 / HAU1
  • Thu 5.10.2023, 19:00 / HAU1

Further Information

Visitor note

The performance contains explicit descriptions as well as depictions of sexualized violence and murder.
Strobe lights are used during the performance. There are passages with loud music. Hearing protection is available free of charge.

Credits

Production: Metro Gestão Cultural, Carolina Bianchi y Cara de Cavalo. Co-production: Festival d’Avignon, KVS Brussels, Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg – Scène européenne, Frascati Producties – Amsterdam. Supported by: Goethe-Institut.
The show premiered on July 6, 2023 at the Festival d’Avignon.

Location

HAU1
Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 Berlin

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