(Un)Holy Blood
by Lidija Šola
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/367023321559093/
Presented by Circus Factory and Pitch’d Circus and Street Arts Festival
Lirio is an unofficial saint. Dismembered and killed by two brothers, a pool of her holy blood springs from the ground and a church is built to protect it. Inside its walls she is a symbol of female suffering and perseverance. But what happens when this place of worship is bulldozed?
(Un) Holy Blood is an alternate reality where Lirio is given a voice, a temple and her arms back.
Inspired by a scene in Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Santa Sangre, this production fuses contemporary circus and theatre to sanctify the female experience and profess female light. (Un) Holy Blood is a multimedia experience, combining physical movement, visual projections, soundscapes and film.
(Un)Holy Blood Credits:
Director and performer: Lidija Sola
Dramaturg / narrative director: Sadhbh Moriarty
Sound and visual designer: Neil Feely
Film director: Shaun O’Connor
Light designer: Ronan O’Shea
Movement mentor: Maria Sinnecker
Costume design: Valentina Gambardella
Set design: Gregorz Pietrslawoski
Voice actors: Linda Cullen, Katie O’Neill, Noelle O’Regan
Production: Tricycle Trauma collective
Developing part of this show was kindly supported by Arts Council Ireland, Cork City Council and Circus Factory