A visual tour proposed by the Théâtre de l’Orangerie, the Centre de la photographie Genève, in collaboration with the artist Angela Marzullo, in the gardens of the T.O.
Angela Marzullo
From June 27 to September 30
Opening on Tuesday, June 27 at 10pm as part of the season’s opening night
Schedule: every evening of performances, from 6pm to 11pm
Location: Outdoor on the site of the Théâtre de l’Orangerie
Admission: free of charge
More information: www.theatreorangerie.ch
In order to weave a common thread between the 2017 theatre programme and the exhibition project, the Théâtre de l'Orangerie and the Centre de la photographie Genève have chosen the character of Lady Macbeth as a basis for joint reflection. The history of humanity is marked by the destinies of illustrious individuals who at one time had a particular influence on the evolution of society. However, if we consider the commonly used names, most of them are male. The very term "great man" has no equivalent in femininity. While Lady Macbeth shapes her husband's rise to power while remaining in the shadows, other female figures, whether real or fictional, from cultural history, have played a predominant and decisive role in the evolution of mentalities. This visual journey proposes to overcome this imbalance by highlighting women whose thoughts and actions have played a key role in human history.
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Angela Marzullo is an artist born in Zurich, Switzerland, of Italian origin on her father’s side. As a videographer, she combines video art and performance exploring feminist questions, which are at the heart of all her artistic endeavors. In 2010 she was awarded a residency at the Swiss Institute in Rome. During that year, she produced an experimental short film, Concettina, based on the letters of P.P. Luther [...]
Angela Marzullo is an artist born in Zurich, Switzerland, of Italian origin on her father’s side. As a videographer, she combines video art and performance exploring feminist questions, which are at the heart of all her artistic endeavors. In 2010 she was awarded a residency at the Swiss Institute in Rome. During that year, she produced an experimental short film, Concettina, based on the letters of P.P. Lutheran Pasolini, with two girls as the main actresses. Since 2003, she has undertaken a critical artistic transmission practice through a new series of works
Mainly known for her performances under the pseudonym “Makita”, the artist critiques the sexist mechanisms that go to construct gendered identity since childhood and envisions culture as a possibility for passing on the feminist struggle. For her first museum show at the CPG in 2018 she produced L’Origine, a daily performance during which she would cut out an almond-shaped slit circumscribed by strips of paper in the pages of the French daily Le Monde. The paper ribbons around the opening became a vulva and pubis. A book going back over this performance has just been brought out by Éditions CPG and Ripopée. OSMOSCOSMOS features a montage of excerpts shot by the audience at the performance when Marzullo opened the first copy of the book, using the letter opener that comes with the publication.
