SAINT M

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Who’s going to save you now?

Drawing on religious figures from medieval history, the artists create a modern-day, flawed equivalent of a saint in the character of “Saint M”. Saint M considers himself a martyr, a man with a holy mission. He has an important message for the world – but no one seems to be listening. Meanwhile, “his faithful Assistant”, inspired by today’s AI assistant, shapeshifts between the roles of secretary, interviewer, therapist, coach, follower, fan.
 
Together, “Saint M” and “his faithful Assistant” seek to expose today’s crises that unsettle our souls: the loss of faith in the future and in humanity, the role of the artist in a world falling apart, the invasion of artificial intelligence, and the questioning of the need for the sacred, the holy, and the divine in a cynical, post-truth present.
 
At the core of the research is a questioning and queering of the gaze: who is looking at whom? Who is in control? And who do we look to, in our time of need?
 

CREDITS
Concept, choreography, performance: Beatrix Joyce
Choreography, performance: Marcos Nacar
Voice: Maria Coma