The Whore of Babylon
« Between a cabinet of curiosities and a cabinet of monstrosities [A show] Without prejudice and without shame. »
Status
REPERTOIRE piece
Year of creation
2015
Duration
80 minutes
To the original music of the London cult group, The Whore of Babylon is a reinterpretation of the myth of the Great Harlot (Revelation, 17), a living, carnal, feminist fresco that embraces pleasure, explodes the forces of binary domination and all references to Good and Evil and overthrows Hell to make it the Paradise of God.
Between contemporary circus, physical theatre and live music, this play with a dark and offbeat humour is based on the writings of Georges Bataille, is inspired by the carnal work of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and is created in consultation with the biblicist Sébastien Doane.
According to Revelation 17, The Great Harlot
WHO IS THE WHORE OF BABYLON?
READ SÉBASTIEN DOANE'S ANSWER
THE WHORE OF BABYLON
READ THE INTERPRETATION OF THE VISUAL ARTIST JÉRÉMIE ST-PIERRE
