Into the Skirt
(2010: solo multimedia project: 40min)
Short description
A multimedia one-man period-costume-drama that explores the world inside the crinolined skirt filled with intimate and passionate affairs. Fairytale princess, portrayed by a bearded male, slowly raises her skirt that resembles red velvet theatre curtain to expose the drama inside.
Commissioned by Plateaux Festival 2010 (Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt)
supported by Camden People’s Theatre and BAC
Credits
Mamoru Iriguchi:
Concept, Design (lighting, sound, props, costume, projection), Performance
Nikki Tomlinson: Dramaturgy
Maria Garcia: Co-costume design, Costume making
Review quotes
".....His hoop skirt, the eggs, and his imitation of Judy Garland are colourful and humorous illustrations of the battle against heteronormativity.”
Philipp Schulte (Alternative Genealogies: Critique and style in Contemporary Performance Art)
Performance History
2010
Opening Gala, Artisphere, Washington DC, USA
Camden People’s Theatre, London
Internationales Performance Festival, PAD, Mainz
Plateaux Festival, Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt
