Flesh can’t can’ t not’t ‘tis flesh h…

A multisensory exploration of identity and queer history

Imagine: we enter a post-apocalyptic sci-fi world set to the pulsing beats of reggaeton. Two burning bodies lead us through the landscapes of this strange new world. They explore each other’s bodies in slow perreo choreographies, sing love songs, and communicate in a hybrid language mixing English, Spanish, and phonetic sounds – a language that emphasises the impossibility of fully expressing emotions.

Flesh can’t can’ t not’t ‘tis flesh h… takes us on a multisensorial exploration of identity and queer history, seen through the eyes of a Central American migrant in Europe.

concept, performance & texts Mario Barrantes Espinoza performance Luis Javier Murillo Zúñiga artistic assistance & texts Theo Livesey dramaturgy & texts Martín Zícari music Luis Miguel Ramírez aka DJ Amapola stage design Mona Oren (wax sculptures), Amalia Jaulin (plexiglass sculptures) stage design assistance Jeanne Fleury light design Ryoya Fudetani light assistance Yuika Koizumi Laser Lenaic Pujol costume direction Nikos Kalaz costume realisation Moran Sanderovich stage management Milan Van Doren movement advice Marlla Araujo video projections & trailer Federico Vladimir Strate Pezdirc title design Guille Carmona production Hiros co-production Kaaitheater, Toneelhuis, VIERNULVIER, DeSingel, Kunstenwerkplaats, Perpodium residencies workspacebrussels, Kunstencentrum BUDA in collaboration with KAAP, STUK with the support of de Vlaamse Overheid and the tax shelter of the Belgian Federal Government via uFund, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie special thanks to Robbe Embrechts, Tembi De Koninck, Rinus Chaerle, Amy Clark, and Nathan Isahakyan