Through a blend of theatre, art and performance, Flavia Mastrella and Antonio Rezza bring to the stage of the Strehler their “classic” play from 2003, the exhilarating story of a man who tries to escape loneliness by infinitely multiplying his own image.
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Teatro Strehler
A man photographs himself to feel less alone. He opens a studio in which he immortalises himself, pretending to be both client and expert photographer. Through the multiplication of his image, he reaches the point in which he believes himself to be a politician addressing a crowd. A crowd that, obviously, does not exist. Between one assembly and the next, he proclaims himself to be the creator of travelling hospitals that go directly to the homes of the ill. He is always at the centre of these hospitals; the head physician, patient and nun, who replaces medical instruments with faith. He soon convinces himself that he is not alone, and slowly descends into madness. Never completely, however.
«In the midst of his self-presenteeist delirium – explains Antonio Rezza – he comes to imagine himself a woman, complete with camouflaged nudity, and a man, shifting between the two and imagining them going out together and returning side by side.» Flavia Mastrella and Antonio Rezza, winners of the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Biennial and special Ubu Award winners “for the lucid process of exploring the cruelty obtained through the crazed genius of an actor and the plastic intuition of an original visual artist”, come to the stage of the Teatro Strehler with their by-now classic play.
Duration: 100’ without interval
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Booklet
ReadA man photographs himself to feel less alone. He opens a studio in which he immortalises himself, pretending to be both client and expert photographer. Through the multiplication of his image, he reaches the point in which he believes himself to be a politician addressing a crowd. A crowd that, obviously, does not exist. Between one assembly and the next, he proclaims himself to be the creator of travelling hospitals that go directly to the homes of the ill. He is always at the centre of these hospitals; the head physician, patient and nun, who replaces medical instruments with faith. He soon convinces himself that he is not alone, and slowly descends into madness. Never completely, however.
«In the midst of his self-presenteeist delirium – explains Antonio Rezza – he comes to imagine himself a woman, complete with camouflaged nudity, and a man, shifting between the two and imagining them going out together and returning side by side.» Flavia Mastrella and Antonio Rezza, winners of the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Biennial and special Ubu Award winners “for the lucid process of exploring the cruelty obtained through the crazed genius of an actor and the plastic intuition of an original visual artist”, come to the stage of the Teatro Strehler with their by-now classic play.
Duration: 100’ without interval
Learn more
Booklet
ReadCredits
Fotofinish
by Flavia Mastrella, Antonio Rezza
with Antonio Rezza
and with Ivan Bellavista
(never) written by Antonio Rezza
staged by Flavia Mastrella
creative assistant Massimo Camilli
light design, lighting and technician Alice Mollica
machinist Andrea Zanarini
general organisation Tamara Viola, Stefania Saltarelli
a RezzaMastrella, Teatro Vascello – La Fabbrica dell’Attore production
The show implies the active involvement of some spectators.
There are full nude scenes and the explosion of firecrackers.
Tickets
Category of performance Hosted Shows
Stalls full price € 33 | Discounted (under 26 and over 65) € 21
Balcony full price € 26 | Discounted (under 26 and over 65) € 18
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