The Last Supper
MEXA
São Paulo
The MEXA collective was founded in 2015 after outbreaks of gender-specific violence in shelters for homeless people. At a last supper together, they think about the end of their group, interweaving their life stories with the idea of death and resurrection from the Bible and Leonardo da Vinci’s painting, “The Last Supper”. How can you create an image that can continue to exist when you are no longer around? What responsibility do those who are left behind have? In the end, there is a promise to continue telling the stories of others as new evangelists. An explosive moment of being united and the renewal of the oath to solidarity.
MEXA was created in 2015 after episodes of gender violence in some shelter homes in São Paulo. Since its genesis, the collective explores and debates the distances and proximities between the street and the museum, life and art, politics and aesthetics through improvisational strategies, biodrama, documentary theater and collective creation.
Production credits
Creation, Production MEXA Direction, Dramaturgy João Turchi Performance, Co-creation Aivan, Alê Tradução, Anita Silvia, Daniela Pinheiro, Dourado, Patrícia Borges, Suzy Muniz, Tatiane Arcanjo Video Performance, Video Creation, Technical Direction Laysa Elias Direction, Movement Assistant Lucas Heymanns Soundtrack, Sound Design Podeserdesligado Light Design Iara Izidoro Production, Art Direction Lu Mugayar Executive Production Francesca Tedeschi Costume Design Anuro Anuro, Cacau Francisco Scenography Vão Arquitetura Posture, Gesture Daniela Pinheiro Vocal Direction Dourado Dramaturgical Collaboration Gustavo Colombini Research, Artistic Advice Guilherme Giufrida Photos Laysa Elias
Co-produced by Casa do Povo and Kunstenfestivaldesarts. Special thanks to Esponja, Benjamin Serousse, Marcela Amaral, Felipe Martinez, Olivia Ardui