Performers sit at a long table in front of a projection of Da Vinci’s »Last Supper« — a contemporary staging with a diverse cast.

Spielzeiteröffnung 2025/26

Performance / Food

Mexa

The Last Supper

Tickets:

24/14 (conq. from 9 Euro, [k]-Karte from 7 Euro)

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recommended from 18 years. Possible triggers: darkness, loudness, smell of food, thematization of negative experiences with religion, trans hostility, dying and violent death, hunger and poverty. Sensory stimuli: strobe light.

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Saturday

10/4/25

7:30 PM

The MEXA group was founded in 2015 following outbreaks of gender-specific violence in shelters for homeless people in São Paulo. Since then, the collective has been working at Casa do Povo, a revolutionary Jewish cultural centre, exploring the relationships between life and art, street and institution, politics and aesthetics. Inspired by Jesus' Last Supper, MEXA invites the audience to a banquet performance about farewells. Together with the performers, part of the audience takes a seat at a long table to eat. Between dishes and stories, the lives of the MEXA members intertwine with religious motifs. How can memories be preserved? What continues to exist once you are no longer there? A festive and thought-provoking evening about the obligation to tell the stories of those who cannot tell them - and an explosive moment of union that renews the vow of solidarity.

People are standing and sitting around a dimly lit stage, each with a plate, cutlery, and glass in front of them. On the stage, a black person is standing at the microphone in an oversized formal suit.

On a silver plate, several hands with forks are poking around in what looks like leftover chocolate dough. One hand is resting on another hand holding a fork.

Performer in a white costume dances with arms raised in front of a festively set table, a bouquet of flowers in the foreground.

Three performers at a table, someone in the background films with a camera, another person holds a light — a documentary moment.

On a tablecloth decorated with sequins stands a large serving plate full of meat, fries, tomatoes, and a little green stuff. One hand pokes at the food with a fork, while two others, one with long acrylic nails, dig into the food with their fingers.

Press photos - Mexa: The Last Supper

#Culture of Remembrance

#Big Stage

With: Mexa

concept, production MEXA direction, dramaturgy João Turchi performance, artistic collaboration Aivan, Alê Tradução, Anita Silvia, Daniela Pinheiro, Dourado, Laysa Elias, Lucas Heymanns, Patrícia Borges, Podeserdesligado, Suzy Muniz, Tatiane Arcanjo video performer, video, technical management Laysa Elias direction, movement assistance Lucas Heymanns tone, sound design Podeserdesligado light design Iara Izidoro production, artistic direction Lu Mugayar executive producer Francesca Tedeschi costume Anuro Anuro, Cacau Francisco scenography Vão vocal direction Dourado dramaturgical collaboration Olivia Ardui research, artistic advice Guilherme Giufrida special thanks to Esponja, Benjamin Serousse, Marcela Amaral, Felipe Martinez, Gustavo Colombini

A production by MEXA in co-production with Casa do Povo, Kampnagel and Kunstenfestivaldesarts Brussels. The guest performance is part of the series DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN. Bundesweite Foren für Kunst, Freiheit und Demokratie, a series of events organised by the Fonds Darstellende Künste in cooperation with Goethe-Institut, Chamäleon Berlin, fabrik Potsdam, FFT Düsseldorf, Hans Otto Theater Potsdam, HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts Dresden, HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin, Impulse Theatre Festival, Kunstfest Weimar 2024, LOFFT – DAS THEATER Leipzig, OSTEN Festival Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Plattenstufen-Festspiele presented by PHOENIX Theaterfestival Erfurt, Residenz Schauspiel Leipzig, Societaetstheater Dresden, Sophiensӕle Berlin and Zentralwerk e. V. Dresden.

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The Last Supper

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