A performance lexicon

Confessions of a Theatre Whore is an evening of theatre that performs the play of memory, the movement back and forth across the temporal gap. The piece examines cultural memory, that is, history, by interweaving personal memories with the Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance.

A man, a theatre maker, sits behind a table and talks about theater, starting with A and ending with Z. Using the encyclopedia, the man writes his fictitious history of theater by undermining the dialectic of “culture” (lexicon) versus “counterculture” (history from a personal perspective). The juxtaposition of the two texts, the personal history/memories, and the so-called official history of theatre by the Oxford Encyclopedia create a new story, a new version of theatre history, and a new lexicon.

Developed and performed by Yosi Wanunu; Music by Martin Siewert; Performers: Irene Coticchio, Anna Mendelssohn and guests
Produced by Kornelia Kilga

Co-produced by brut Wien/Feb 12 – 22, 2009