PLAYboyz

Palác Akropolis / czech, slovak, english (foreigners friendly) / 35 min

Martin Talaga’s solo performance produced by PLAYboyz explores a current theme inspired by an ancient Brazilian legend. The Headless Mule (mula-sem-cabeça in Portuguese) is a mythical character in Brazilian folklore that represents a ghost of a woman cursed by God for her sins. The legend has it that a woman who seduces a priest will turn every Thursday midnight into a mule (a hybrid between a donkey and a horse) with flames of fire in lieu of her head. She will kill everything in her way. In Brazilian countryside the belief in this legend is so strong that some people don’t leave their house on Thursday night. Over the course of time the myth’s interpretation has evolved and today it stands for sins such as adultery, necrophagy, and sacrilege. Nowadays we could see it as slut-shaming. Slut-shaming refers to a targeted and condemnatory denigration and denouncement of people, mostly women and girls, for any expression of their sexuality, be it in their behaviour, opinion, or attire. Slut-shaming is also often used in relationship to gay minority.

Choreography, Interpretation: Martin Talaga
Dramaturgy: Tomáš Procházka
Music: Tanita Yankova
Production: Adriana Spišáková
Lightning: Karlos Šimek

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Supported by: hlavní město Praha, Státní fond kultury ČR