© Manuel G. Vincente
Pablo Lilienfeld & Federico Vladimir.
Mónica
-
- DE SINGEL, Antwerp
-
- MaZ, Bruges
-
- NTGent Minnemeers, Ghent
In Monica, Pablo Lilienfeld and Federico Vladimir explore the history of each of their mothers’ very similar lives. Both shared the name ‘Monica’, grew up in Argentina as daughters of European war refugees and later migrated back to Spain. One left behind a huge number of fascinating paintings, the other posed as a nude model in the 1980s. The photographs and paintings form the visual building blocks for this performance, in which previously erased stories are fully reinstated.
Credits
A project by Federico Vladimir & Pablo Lilienfeld based on the paintings by Monica Lilienfeld and the Photography: Monica Pezdirc and Federico Strate
Music: Pablo and Fede, created in collaboration with and sung by Sophie Taylor, Janet Novas, Cris Blanco, Adriana Reyes, Anaël Snoek & Bunny Cadag
Video: Fede and Pablo in collaboration with Quiela Nuc
Video guest stars: our nieces and nephews
Digital environment: NastPlas
Voice narration: Anaël Snoek
Monica Lilienfeld’s voice: Monica Kerner
Additional voice: Esther Espinosa
Dramaturgical advice: Simon Baetens
Movement advice: Mario Barrantes
Scenography: Špela Tušar & Carmen Triñanes
Light design: Iván Cascon
Costume design: Aarón López
Make-up design: Esther Quintas
Portraits of Fede & Pablo: Juan Antonio Papagni Meca
Music advice: Yamila Ríos
Genealogy advice: Regula Bochsler
Paintings documentation: Santiago Esbert
Production: AnAku
Co-production: C-TAKT, Mercat de les Flors, workspacebrussels, Viernulvier and Spanish Embassy in Belgium
Residency support: Kaaitheater, Graner, Tanzhaus Zurich, Paraíso / MIT, La Poderosa, Auditorio de Tenerife, C-TAKT & workspacebrussels
With the support of: de Vlaamse Overheid
Thanks to: Bâtard Festival, Sabine Cmelniski, Martin Zícari, Jesús Ubera, Iñaki Martínez, Sonia Gomez, Conchita Pons, Norberto Llopis, Mentah, Raúl Querido, Alejandro Marani, Carina Erdmann, Caroline Godard & Rafa Cereceda
Performance in English
This performance contains deep bass sounds.
CONTENT WARNING: This performance contains nudity and references to religious discrimination, death, forced relocation, a miscarriage/abortion, HIV and cancer.