Quo Vadis & Collectif Boxon Sentimental: Land of Mermaids (I cry because I am not)

Stage Konepaja, Helsinki8 esitystä

“Zina was a strange creature, I often thought; as if she had come from another planet. Her brick-red cheeks, her dyed hair, which resembled a wig: it was as if she had consciously molded herself into some kind of parody of femininity. She wasn’t just a poet, her whole being and dress sense was poetry: loud and provocative.” Land of Mermaids delves into the queer history of 19th-century St. Petersburg’s literary and artistic scene. Directed and written by Carmen Kautto, the performance is based…