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Astrid
Hadad
"Es un estilo sincrético estético, patético y diurético, donde se muestran sin núngun pudor, el machismo, el masoquismo, el nihilismo y el valemadrismo inherentes a toda cultura" "The style is syncretic, aesthetic, pathetic and diuretic, which shows without the slightest shame the macho-ism, masochism. nihilism and that I-don't-give-a-damnism inherent in every culture."
Astrid
Hadad (Mexico,1957) looks to cabaret and performance to represent
social, cultural, and political crisis in Mexico and, at the same
time, to entertain. Her intensity on the stage as she sings, dances,
and throws barbs at Mexico’s Sacred Cows is contagious and
audience members can often be seen dancing in their seats. Borrowing
from Mexico’s rich cultural heritage, her shows consist of
fast-paced, fragmented, parodic unveilings of traditional Mexican
song, dress, dance, and political satire in which the focus is the
female body. In her shows Heavy Nopal, La Multimamada, and La Pecadora
she recuperates and articulates the sexuality, sensuality, and human
desires suppressed by official morality. Into her productions Faxes
a Rumberta, Cartas a Dragoberta, Hadad incorporates elements from
Mexican visual arts, music, and cinema, along with actions and gestures
from popular culture. |