THE TORCH, THE KEY AND THE SNAKE
spirits of vernacular beliefs
ancestors, creatures and souls, come in
possess those bodies to become the others
as many said
memento mori
bitches
don’t forget this verse
The Torch, the Key and the Snake is a ritual conducted by nx3, an invitation into their realm. Guided by the imagery of the witch, the bouffon, and the pop diva, the piece embraces the contradictions between counter-culture and mainstream. nx3 reimagines collective spiritual practices from a queer feminist perspective.
The Torch, the Key and the Snake is the breath that swallows, the laughter of the hand. Halo, migraña, epilepsy. Satellite and nymph. Fluorine color screaming from its orbit. Software. Ointment in the atmosphere, light that melts with the heat of presence.
LINK TO REGISTRATION OF THE PIECE
https://vimeo.com/711981244
SHOWS
Premiere at Frascati Amsterdam. February 2023
Bâtard Festival. Beurschouwburg. Brussels. April 2023
ÁNGEL PELIGROSAMENTE BÚHO [DUELOS, ESPECTROS Y MATERIALIDAD]. La Capella. Barcelona. September 2023
SPIT Festival. Tanz Quartier Studios. Viena. June 2024
CREDITS
3Package Deal prize. AFK and Frascati/ICK/SNDO/Bijlmer Park Theatre
Concept, choreography and art direction: Ainhoa Hernández Escudero
Performer: Ainhoa Hernández Escudero
Door keeper: Neda Ruzheva
Sound and visuals: Juliette Lizotte aka Jujul0v3 featuring songs by Sevdaliza and Ange Halliwell
Space: Ainhoa Hernández Escudero and Ignacio de Antonio
Light design: Irene Cantero
Costume: Featuring work by Floor Van Helmond
Advisors: Ignacio de Antonio Anton and Veza Maria Fernandez
Tutor: Miguel Angel Melgares
Theoretical and dramaturgical accompaniment: Tery Žeželj, Joachim Robbrecht and Konstantina Georgelou
Photos: Thomas Lenden
