PENTHESILEA

This performance is an art-music hybrid about the ancient figure Penthesilea, queen of the amazons.  Set in in the present, the performance, inspired by Heinrich von Kleist’s lurid drama, is an apocalyptic happening — combining original live music, dramatic installations and historical film footage.  The elements are interwoven to create an unsettling tableau where social boundaries and conditionings are deconstructed.  The film dives into the world of the collective subconscious—exploring the battle of sexes and internal conflicts—and in the end, encourages us to follow our own inner voice.