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
Conceptor
Andréane Leclerc
Original music
The Tiger Lillies
Original score
Martyn Jaques
PERFORMERS
Marie Eve Bélanger, Alma Buholzer, Dana Dugan, Bonny Giroux, Laura Lipert, Maude Parent, Andréane Leclerc
ALBUM THE WHORE OF BABYLON FEATURING THE TIGER LILLIES
Martyn Jacques: vocals, accordion, guitar, ukulele, piano, harmonium, organ
Adrian Stout: upright bass, bass guitar, saw, theremin, backing vocals
Timothy Remfrey: percussion
Dramaturgy
Nathalie Claude
Biblicist
Sébastien Doane
Lighting
Alexis Bowles
Costumes and scenography
Marilène Bastien
Parfumes
Isabelle Michaud, Monsillage
Technical Director
David Desrochers
Painting
Jérémie St-Pierre
Production
Nadère arts vivants
CO-PRODUCTION
Republique theatre (Copenhagen), Théâtre La Chapelle Scène contemporaines, Studio 303 (Montreal)
RESIDENCIES
Théâtre La Chapelle Scènes contemporaines, Studio 303, Centre de Création O Vertigo, Maison de la Culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (Montreal), La Grainerie (Toulouse)
HAS ALSO participated in the research and creation
The Lady Josephine, Laurence Racine, Sage Bachtler-Cushman, Joël Lavoie, Claudel Doucet
Album produced by Nadère arts vivants / Andréane Leclerc for performances at Theatre La Chapelle (Montréal) and Theatre Republic (Copenhague) 2015.
Album recorded, mixed & mastered by Timm Brockmann at Red Light Studio, Berlin.
All bass, saw and theremin tracks recorded by Adrian Stout at Blurt Studios, London
Album design by Frédéric Domont
Painting by Jérémie St-Pierre
According to Revelation 17, The Great Harlot
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