MDLSX
Event
“I was born twice: I was first one thing, and then the other.” These are the opening words of MDLSX, a kaleidoscopic solo performance by Silvia Calderoni, staged by Enrico Casagrande and Daniela Nicolò, founders of the Italian company Motus. Intense and defying, it countians literary evocations from Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, Orlando by Virginia Woolf, several texts by Pasolini, and seminal books on queer theory, such as Gender Trouble by Judith Butler, or Counter-sexual Manifesto by Paul B. Preciado. Using the power of her androgynous presence and a format reminiscent of a DJ/VJ set, Silvia Calderoni weaves these literary references with her biography, home videos and the pop music that influenced her, from The Smiths to Placebo, from Talking Heads to Vampire Weekend and The Dresden Dolls. Shattering the concepts of gender and narrative, MDLSX is a paean to the freedom of becoming and being an other, beyond any border or prejudice.
