DIASPORA

“About twenty performers cross the scene. They are rock vestals who unleash their invective against war, racism and sexism. “Diaspora” highlights the contrast between the Global North and the Global South of the world and it opens a glimpse into the voyages of desperation, which have caused deaths at sea for four centuries. Beauty, denunciation, and care […]”
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A co-production by OndadurtoTeatro (Italy) and Antagon theaterAKTion (Germany)

DIASPORA addresses the situation of migrants and displaced people today, caused for example by neo-colonial structures of exploitation in the Global South, as well as the current war in Ukraine.
As a modern interpretation of Euripides’ classic tragedy “The Trojan Women”, DIASPORA strives for a change of perspective – to look at world events and conflicts from the eyes of the people on the ground, from the point of view of women, refugees, the uninvolved and the innocent.
In expressive images, the piece appeals to our individual and societal responsibility: not to close our eyes to war, exploitation, expulsion and crimes against our fellow human beings, but to become the subject of an end to these conditions.
In an interplay of dance, physical theatre and live music, the performers develop an expressive stage language that is equal to the topics and show one of the most serious cuts in diasporic experiences: the loss of language.
Live music between archaic force and emotional fragility, video projections and moving stage design take the audience on a scenic journey through the contradictions and borderline experiences of our time.