The Swamp Pavilion, Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 1815, Venezia
sabato 1 settembre 2018 dalle ore 19:00
Lithuanian theatre artist and anthropologist Goda Palekait?, along with a small creative team, performer Stefano A. Moretti, sound engineer Adomas Palekas, curator and photographer Alicja Khatchikian and the designers of „Queit Propaganda Studio“ will revive the life and thoughts of the father of classical anarchism, Mikhail Bakunin.
We are in the crisis of democracy. Raising xenophobic nationalism, populist politicians, irresponsible media, outbreaks of violence, anti-immigrant agitation – the signs of democratic regression are well known. Some warn that democratic dominance has ended for good. All agree that we are in a crisis of political ideas. The society of tomorrow will require intellectual and political architecture that does not yet exist. Can old ideas that were misread and mistreated throughout history open something in the contemporary society and inspire new intellectual and political thought needed so badly? Today, we can think of anarchism as an inspiring archeological artifact worth exposing.
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Mikhail Aleksandrovi? Bakunin (1814-1876) was the most influential Russian anarchist who extensively criticized both monarchy and religion, as well as Karl Marx and raising communism. Bakunin’s critique was his life: he left Russia to study philosophy in Germany but never came back as a free person. He travelled through most of European countries giving speeches and initiating revolts. Every state he came to prosecuted him. He was given two life sentences in prison and sent to jail in Russia where he spent 5 years, where he lost all his teeth from scurvy. Nevertheless, he managed to escape through Siberian rivers to Japan, USA and finally came back to Europe to continue his deeds.
This history and Bakunin as a figure has been systematically erased from all official hystorical discourses for almost 200 years. Despite the worlwide influence of classical anarchist proposal, states succesfully demonize and stigmatize it.
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Goda Palekait? is a visual and theatre artist working across the fields of scenography, costume design, writing and directing. She is also an anthropologist conducting fieldwork on perception of space, constructions of history, theatre and contemporary art. Merging artistic and research practices and overlapping established categories she brings critical thinking to the center of attention. The outcomes of her projects result in visual artworks, performances and publications. Goda is currently based in Vilnius (LT) and Brussels (BE).
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Stefano Agostino Moretti is an actor and indipendent scholar. His education includes a degree at the Piccolo Teatro Theater School, a Phd in Comparative Literature and two high post graduate schools: the Centro Teatrale Santa Cristina, directed by Luca Ronconi, and the École des Maîtres. He works as actor and performer since 2002. He has been directed by Luca Ronconi, Robert Carsen, Tim Stark, Guido Chiesa, Gianfranco De Bosio, Judith Malina, Matthew Lenton, Beppe Navello, Gigi Proietti, Franco Branciaroli, ricci/forte. He has directed four plays: “Madagascar” and “Close city” by Marius Ivaskevi?ius, “Sweet Home Europa” by Davide Carnevali and “The Yalta Game” by Brian Friel.
BAKUNIN
Theatre performance by Goda Palekait?
Produced by Schizma (Lt) & Quiet Propaganda (It)
Venice Biennale, 16th International Architecture Exhibition, The Swamp Pavilion. Via Guseppe Garibaldi 1814 Venezia. September 1, 19:00 Free entry.
Independent artist-run space Laboratorio Artistico Pietra, Via Carena 27 Torino. September 7, 19:00. Free entry.
International Vilnius Theatre Festival Sirenos club program, Vilnius. October 11.
The Team
Bakunin – Stefano A. Moretti
Sound & Engineering – Adomas Palekas
Curating & Photography – Alicja Khatchikian
Writing & directing & scenography – Goda Palekait?
