Kourtney Kardashian follows a ballet called Kim Kardashian, and a stage play called Khloé Kardashian, as the final part of an accidental trilogy of performances about high art and celebrity and our increasingly tenuous grip on reality in the Twenty First Century.
Dancing playfully around the rules and conventions of classical Opera, the show is both a love/hate letter to outrageous luxury and artistic genius, and the joyous, dreadful punchline to a joke that’s worn so thin that you can see right through to what’s on the other side of it…
NOMINATED FOR THE LONDON OFFIES IDEA AWARD 2019
«Like an amazing drug that you’re trying for the first time, pushing and pulling the mind into places it’s never been before»
«Visually and aurally, it’s mesmerising... Few theatre-makers capture the vertiginous thrill and terror of contemporary existence as captivatingly as Sleepwalk Collective»
Created by Sleepwalk Collective
PERFORMED: iara Solano Arana with Rebeca Matellán (Spanish-language performances) or Nhung Dang (English-language performances)
TEXT: Sammy Metcalfe, with iara Solano Arana, Rebecca Matellán and Nhung Dang
LIGHTS AND MUSIC: Sammy Metcalfe
MEZZO-SOPRANO: Lucy Metcalfe
BASS: Stephen Metcalfe
UK PRODUCER: Sarah-Jane Watkinson / Outer Circle Arts
PHOTOS: Ricardo Espinosa
- Comissioned by the Clasicos en Alcalá Festival.
- With the support of Battersea Arts Centre.
- Support on tour: Instituto Etxepare
