28112025 “Marcela Lucatelli: A Gazing Grace” at Annekset/Teaterøen for
@minu_festival – Copenhagen, Denmark
🎥:
@spektrals_
"A Gazing Grace should be required viewing for any of us who have at times in our lives been utterly useless men. Though I think, while more common among this gender, this designation of uselessness has a broader relatability. (…) The piece has the humour and energy that characterise Lucatelli’s compositions and the conceptual depth one likewise expects from her work. More than a surface critique of gender roles, what Lucatelli is pointing to here is the way identity as such serves to keep us apart. (…) The piece explores the risks of being with each other and the pleasures that await us if we open ourselves up." – Macon Holt (
@maconabholt ) for Seismograf (
@seismografmag )
CREDITS
Concept, staging, composition, and direction: Marcela Lucatelli
Soloists: Marcela Lucatelli and Michael Hope (
@mic.h.ope )
Costumes and scenography: Hannah Toticki (
@hannah_toticki )
Sound design: Gianluca Elia (
@vskbjorn )
Light design: Jari Matsi
Photos: Caroline Bittencourt (
@carolinebittencourtfotografi )
Graphic design: Mariana Maria (
@marianamaria._ )
A Gazing Grace was commissioned by MINU with support from Statens Kunstfond and KODA Kultur. The production is a co-production with Marcela Lucatelli, and has received specific production support from William Demant Fonden, Wilhelm Hansen Fonden and Knud Højgaards Fond. It premiered in collaboration with MINU Festival and Annekset/Teaterøen.
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