“The Bride and the Goodnight Cinderella” is an odyssey full of dark poetry and wicked humor, magnificently composed, excessive, and unpredictable. At the same time, it is an artistic work that has caused more of a stir in the international theater world over the past two years than any other. On stage, director Carolina Bianchi tells the story of performance artist Pippa Bacca. In 2008, Bacca set out on a journey from Milan to Jerusalem in a wedding dress, hitchhiking to send a message of peace between people. The venture ended in tragedy: she was raped and murdered along the way. Was her action courageous? Or was it simply reckless and ignorant?
Based on Bacca's story and the work of other artists who use their own bodies as a means of protest and as a target, Bianchi delves deeper and deeper into the world between art and violence. And she goes one step further. Slowly, the knockout drops—known in Brazil as “Goodnight Cinderella”—that Bianchi has taken on stage begin to take effect. She loses consciousness and the eight performers of the collective take over. An artistic monument between Marina Abramovic and Richard Wagner begins to unfold. With this globally discussed performance, Bianchi puts her own body on the line. “This performance shook up Avignon during the first week of the festival and made Bianchi a sensation” wrote the New York Times. The performance was awarded the Prix du Syndicat de la Critique for best international premiere of the 2023/24 season. The show will be in Brazilian Portuguese with English and German surtitles.
Tickets are CHF 15-35.

Website
kaserne-basel.ch/en/events/bianchi

Where
Kaserne Basel
Klybeckstrasse 1b
4057 Basel

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