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Title: 
One night at the golden bar
Programme: 
eszenAZ. Live Arts Season
Date: 
02-03-2023
Artist(s): 
Cortés, Alberto (1983 - )
Produced by: 
Azkuna Zentroa - Alhóndiga Bilbao
Type: 
Theater
Tags: 
Gender identity
Queer Theory
Summary: 
Alberto Cortés, performer, stage director and playwright, presents his latest creation One night at the golden bar, a sung statement which, quoting the author, “reveals the vulnerability of a body which loves in permanent tension trapped between queer and romantic discourse.”

Cortés writes a new chapter in this stage and in many cases auto-fictional narrative which he has been evolving in recent years. In this instance, he does so “from the imaginarium of the celestial figure of the angel journeying through a flood of questions, such as what kind of masculinity rules us, what fragilities and cracks are not being mentioned, what kinds of identity are found in a vulnerable monstrous place at the same time, and how can we sing to that destiny which crushes us underfoot. It is a song that pursues a state of vulnerability that highlights the power of affection and the beauty hidden in fragility. The aim is to reveal which identities are in a vulnerable and monstrous place at the same time and how are we going to protect such bodies when they publicly shout out loud how they feel when they love somebody.”
One night at the golden bar refers to a song by Mecano “The force of fate” (La fuerza del destino), about the unforgivable encounter of couple in a bar, talking from a queer angle, about those stories which arise in places like that, about gender identities and multiple forms of love.
Description: 

Concepto, dramaturgia, textos e interpretación: Alberto Cortés
Música y espacio sonoro: César Barco Manrique
Iluminación: Benito Jiménez
Vestuario: Gloria Trenado
Asistencia en movimiento: María Cabeza de Vaca
Asistencia en espacio escénico: Víctor Colmenero
Fotografía y vídeo: Clementina Gades y La Cura
Con la colaboración de:Teatro Calderón de Valladolid, Junta de Andalucía (Residencias Ágora), Centro Conde Duque y Graners de Creació
Agradecimientos: La Poderosa, Labo XL, Rebeca, Iver, Claudia, Mariquiña, Esther y Peru
Appears in Collections:
Scenic arts