Toro
Solo dance Performance
2024 Theater Xcai, Tokyo
Concept, Dramaturgy, Dance: Tiziana Longo
Music & Light Design: Masaru Soga
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Guest: Soprano Singer Marielle Murphy
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Ole' Ole' Ole' Ole' Ole' !!!
In Spain, the "toro", the star bull, has no chance of survival in the so-called "corrida", the bullfight. Stripped of his strength, he suffers a brutal humiliation and collapses, drowning in blood.
Toro has no way out. Is it the end or the beginning?
He has always been the victim.
Until now.
But now...
This piece portrays the journey of a toro in his lonely and sacrificial way, far away from any matadors, patriarchal rules, abuse, violence, sexism and gender discrimination.
Apiece about grief, resilience and letting go
A ritual performance of "unplayable" cinematic pictures, with humour, contrasts, twists and turns, blended with the surreal fantasies of romantic vintage Italian cinema.
Toro: taking agency and subverting the idea of the pretty woman?
The piece presents nudity
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