The portrait of an Iranian psychoanalyst who is wrongfully interned and her battle for freedom with almost mythical proportions.
Mitra Kadivar lives and works in Teheran, where she has a practice as the city’s only psychoanalyst. As a result of a fabricated complaint by her neighbours, she is interned against her will and treated in a psychiatric clinic. Her call for help does not go unanswered and, through Jacques-Alain Miller in Paris, the international community is activated. An intense dialogue with Mitra and later with her students eventually leads to her release. Even more than by the details of her story, Jorge León was fascinated by the nature of Mitra’s struggle, which almost takes on the proportions of a classical myth. A dramatic perspective embedded in a hybrid performance.
Credits
- Concept | Direction • Jorge León
- Composition • Eva Reiter / George Van Dam
- Video • Aliocha Van der Avoort
- Scenography | Costumes • Thibault Vancraenenbroeck
- Costumes • Silvia Hasenclever
- Sound design • Alexandre Fostier
- Lighting design • Peter Quasters
- Dramaturgy • Isabelle Dumont
- Soprano • Claron McFadden
- Performer • Simone Aughterlony
- Child • Laurenz Schäfer
- Ensemble • Ictus
- • Michael Schmid / Gerrit Nulens / George Van Dam (Violin) / Eva Reiter (Paetzold recorder & bass violin)
- Vocals • MM Solists Ensemble of La Monnaie
- Choir coach • Polina Bogdanova
| Location | Dates | Hour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunstenfestivaldesarts - Les Halles de Schaerbeek (Schaerbeek) +32 (0)2 218 21 07 http://www.halles.be | 9/5/2018 10/5/2018 11/5/2018 12/5/2018 | 20:30 18:00 20:30 18:00 |