Venir meno

Francesca Sproccati CH
  • 21h
  • 21h
Informations
  • Creation
  • Duration 1h
  • From age 14
  • Extra Time Plus
  • In French and Italian - English surtitles
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Les Marchandises
Rue des Marchandises 5
Nyon

  • Accessible to people with reduced mobility
  • English speaker friendly

Between poetry and political engagement, Venir meno explores forms of resistance in the face of creeping contemporary fascism and the widespread exhaustion imposed by a performance-driven society. Two symbolic figures share the stage in this dreamlike, sonic creation: Hypnos, the god of sleep, and Battista, the great-grandfather of Francesca Sproccati, a partisan fighter. What might emerge from their encounter? What kinds of struggles are we ready, or unwilling, to take part in? Can we collectively desert the systems that oppress us without retreating into ignorance or becoming trapped in our own privilege? On stage, Ticino-based performer Francesca Sproccati and composer Léo Collin weave a timeless space, between memory, dreams, echoes of past resistance and a yearning for gentle disobedience. Through live electronic music, vivid imagery and twisted songs, Venir meno asks: how might we refuse what is imposed upon us?

  • Graphic montage in tones of sepia, blue, and white. A thistle can be seen in the center of the image. It has a rather mysterious feel.
    ©Monica Müller

concept Francesca Sproccati artistic collaboration Camilla Parini dramaturgy Rosa Coppola set design Victoria Pham costumes Rocco Schira graphic design Monica Müller live music, performance Léo Collin and Francesca Sproccati production lifops coproduction LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura as part of the Extra Time Plus programme residencies, creation support far° Nyon, Südpol Luzern & LAC Lugano as part of the Extra Time Plus programme research residencies Casa del Tabacco – Novazzano, Kaserne Basel, Le Grütli – Centre for the Performing Arts, Geneva research support Kaserne Basel, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council additional support City of Lugano, Republic and Caton of Ticino – Swisslos Fund (pending), SIS (pending)

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