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[clairwill]

@ KUNSTFESTIVALDESARTS X LES HALLES DE SCHAERBEEK (21-24 May 2026)


Inspired by Georges Bataille's scandalous novella of the same name, theatre maker Janaina Leite explores the relationship between theatre and pornography. The play follows the structure of the book to tell the story of three teenagers and their sexual escapades. Working with the Núcleo do Olho, Leite—one of the most intriguing artists in Brazilian theatre—recreates this dark fable as a magical, at times festive, experience.

In a fairy-tale setting, it shifts between the vulgar and the sublime, the mundane and the cosmic, the ordinary and the abysmal. Twelve performers—professional and amateur, some of them sex workers—take the audience on an intense, three-hour experience, with live music, theatrical storytelling, and live pornographic scenes. Leite and her cast enter into an intimate relationship with Bataille's work, inviting the audience to do the same.

Pornography becomes a theatrical form through which vital and destructive impulses are examined. História do Olho (“Story of the Eye”) explores taboos and questions our relationship with shame and lust, seeking collective insight and consent through performative transgression. Part subversive pornographic fairy tale, part radical adventure, it is a fundamentally tender and connecting piece of theatre that re-educates the gaze.


https://www.halles.be/en/ap/2055-historia-do-olho

[Sams28874]

Apparently the DEP performance at Edinburgh was filmed and I have been looking everywhere for it. Does anyone have a copy of the show?

[mjh27]

Originally Posted by Sams28874

Apparently the DEP performance at Edinburgh was filmed and I have been looking everywhere for it. Does anyone have a copy of the show?

It was on YouTube. I remember not watching much of it because I had already seen live it twice and it wasn’t the same when watching the video. It was definitely something you needed to experience live.

[Fango]

Originally Posted by Sams28874

Apparently the DEP performance at Edinburgh was filmed and I have been looking everywhere for it. Does anyone have a copy of the show?

Originally Posted by mjh27

It was on YouTube. I remember not watching much of it because I had already seen live it twice and it wasn’t the same when watching the video. It was definitely something you needed to experience live.

Can someone remind me what the "DEP performance" was again?

Thanks

Fango

[uvm2019]

Originally Posted by Fango

Can someone remind me what the "DEP performance" was again?

Thanks

Fango

Naked people dancing.

Trailer: vimeo.com/316566069

[Sams28874]

Originally Posted by Fango

Can someone remind me what the "DEP performance" was again?

Thanks

Fango

As UVM said, yeah....naked people dancing lol! Here's another longer trailer.

hxxps://vimeo.com/226066597

It was originally at Ediburgh Fringe in 2017 and 2019. They had a video of the performance but I think it's been taken down. Hoping someone saved it somewhere.

[danzo]

I saw DEP in person and it was great. I was 2nd row from the front, there were about 5 people (2 female) naked dancers from what I recall. I recall specifically a part where the main lady was writhing on the floor and bent over and well, you get the picture. Would be nice to see a whole recording.

[launeffat]

17 mai 2026, de 18h à 19h
26400 Piégros-la-Clastre France
lapouleafacettes.com

[bonzo4]

Originally Posted by launeffat

17 mai 2026, de 18h à 19h
26400 Piégros-la-Clastre France
lapouleafacettes.com

vimeo.com/295321230

[llsn12]

Regrettably an early preview of 'Equus' in London has advised there is no female nudity.