Mexa
Pumpitopera Transatlantica
Past dates
10/12/23
8:00 PM
10/13/23
8:00 PM
10/14/23
8:00 PM
Mexa was founded in 2015 following outbreaks of violence in so-called homeless shelters in São Paulo. Since then, the collective of mothers, Black, trans and LGBTIQ* artists, theatre practitioners, and activists has been exploring relationships of proximity and distance across life and art, street and institution as well as politics and aesthetics through the performing arts. Now, they are going on an international tour for the first time. PUMPITOPERA TRANSATLANTICA revives pop music of the 1990s and combines personal stories with the material from “The Odyssey”. Today, the word “odyssey” stands not just for the journey of Odysseus but also the path and obstacles of every human being. But what if “The Odyssey” were named after the members of Mexa? What stories would be told? Where does a group formed by people experiencing homelessness return to? How do you go home if you don’t have one? Mexa experiment with the ancient epic, creating their own contemporary mythology in a glamorous and entertaining evening.