Manifest Antiromàntic is an electro-opera about gender and sexuality in the 21st century. It premiered in early 2022 at the Teatro Principal in Valencia, with over 1,200 attendees in its first two shows.
The electro-opera presents itself as a contemporary scenic essay on ways of loving in today’s society, set to electronic rhythms that sketch a postmodern landscape blending positivist messages, existentialist poetry, and Instagram comments. Neo-machine music, sung with an autotune filter, drives militarized choreography that builds up and breaks down the lives of @mr and @miss.
Direction and creation Pau Berga, Joan Palomares
Co-stage direction Paula Pachón
With ︎Sara Guerrero, Alberto Escartí, Kerri Ann, Olga Martínez,
La Maggie, Iván Colom, Joan Palomares and Rafa Nogueroles
Lighting Ximo Rojo
Posters Enric Alepuz, Vicent Todolí
Costumes Aurora Canós
Set design Maria Dolz
Photography Mario Zamora, Llumm Studios
Production Gazpatxo, Joan Palomares, Pau Berga
Language and duration Catalan and Spanish, 70'.
Co-stage direction Paula Pachón
With ︎Sara Guerrero, Alberto Escartí, Kerri Ann, Olga Martínez,
La Maggie, Iván Colom, Joan Palomares and Rafa Nogueroles
Lighting Ximo Rojo
Posters Enric Alepuz, Vicent Todolí
Costumes Aurora Canós
Set design Maria Dolz
Photography Mario Zamora, Llumm Studios
Production Gazpatxo, Joan Palomares, Pau Berga
Language and duration Catalan and Spanish, 70'.
