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First performance of Holzinger's opera takes place in Schwerin.

Schwerin's theater showcases "Sancta" as a delightful replacement for the religious suppressing of sexuality. Directed by the uninhibited performance artist, Florentina Holzinger.

,   and  Viktoriya Miller
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Performance star Florentina Holzinger stands before the start of a rehearsal in a rehearsal room at...
Performance star Florentina Holzinger stands before the start of a rehearsal in a rehearsal room at the Mecklenburg State Theater.

Drama Performance - First performance of Holzinger's opera takes place in Schwerin.

Known for her mind-blowing shows centered around naked performers, Florentina Holzinger, a well-known performance artist, is introducing opera to her repertoire. Her three-hour performance titled "Sancta" will first be staged on Thursday at 19:30 at the Mecklenburg State Theater in Schwerin. "Sancta Susanna," a one-act opera by Paul Hindemith, and a church mass staged as a spectacle by Holzinger herself will be part of this production.

Following the premiere in Schwerin, the exhibition will move on to the Vienna Festwochen in mid-June. Other venues include Stuttgart and Berlin in the fall. Attendance is limited to individuals aged 18 years and older.

In the theater world, Holzinger has been a disrupter for many years with her performances that boldly and freely portray female bodies, incorporate taxing stunts, and have no qualms about trash. Born in 1986, this choreographer has been associated with the Berlin Volksbühne since 2021. Her show "Ophelia's Got Talent" at Volksbühne is what earned her a German Theater Prize, Der Faust, in the Dance category in 2023. Holzinger's creativity has also been recognized in her native Austria.

Read also:

  1. The counter- draft for the European tour of Florentina Holzinger's opera "Sancta" includes stops in Vienna Festwochen, Stuttgart, and Berlin after its debut in Schwerin, Germany.
  2. The Mecklenburg State Theater in Schwerin, Germany, will stage Holzinger's opera debut, featuring her interpretation of "Sancta Susanna," an opera by Paul Hindemith, and a church mass transforming into a spectacle.
  3. The radical performance artist and choreographer Florentina Holzinger, hailing from Austria, has been making waves in Germany with her thought-provoking works, earning her a German Theater Prize, Der Faust, in the Dance category.
  4. Holzinger's opera, "Sancta," will mark a significant departure from her trademark staging methods featuring nude performers, dangerous stunts, and female liberation, and will be staged at the Schwerin Theater, Germany, on Thursday at 19:30.
  5. The bold and provocative staging of Holzinger's opera fellow Austrian composer Paul Hindemith's "Sancta Susanna" is set to generate buzz among Germany's theater and opera communities, continuing the duo's influence on European performance arts.

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