Artist, nun, social worker, activist—Sister Karen Boccalero (1933–1997, Los Angeles) was many things, but she was anything but ordinary. She always wore pants, never a habit, and always spoke her mind openly. She drank, smoked, and swore. She was no typical nun. In “Boccalero,” three dancers evoke her contradictory personality. An homage, a cover song, a look at a woman who refused to conform. In this work, dance becomes a memory, a focus—an aggressive devotion to a fictionalized character.
Infos
- Language: English
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Festival Opening. Followed by a party with DJ Laura Stellacci from 9:30 pm.
Presented as part of the F°LAB Festival for Performing Arts.
Sponsors and Supporters
Choreography: Liza Baliasnaja, René Alejandro Huari Mateus, Kemelo Nozipho Sehlapelo and Laura Stellacci
Performed by: Liza Baliasnaja, Viktorija Ilioska, Kemelo Nozipho Sehlapelo
Costume Design:
Reiner-André Törner
Light Design:
Laura Salerno, Patrick Faurot
Sound Design:
Antonia Alessia Virginia Beeskow
Textwork:
Nouria Behloul
Outside Eyes:
Alexandra Hennig, Jacq Azarmi, Viktorija Ilioska
Artistic Producers:
take the money and run GbR
Co-produced by Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm
with the support of HMWK Ottillie-Roederstein-Nachwuchsstipendium
Video documentation by Nadia Perlov
Photo documentation by Linda Deutsch