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Teresa Vittucci

HATE ME, TENDER

Solo for Future Feminism is the subtitle of Teresa Vittucci’s latest piece – an exploration of hate and feminism. In her work, Vittucci takes a close and curious look at the Virgin Mary, one of the most crucial and defining female figures of Judeo-Christian societies. With what could be termed a ‘gentle violence’, Vittucci unravels the queer potential of this icon of the compassionate woman and mourning mother, who is culturally seen as the epitome of purity, innocence and perfection. Revered by the church authorities in her function as the Mother of God, criticized by feminist movements for the female stereotypes this figure has brought forth, the virgin has polarized generations – not least for being a woman. In her solo, Vittucci embarks on a tender crusade to reinstate the matriarch Mary in her role as a powerful heroine and ambassador of a queer feminism, armed solely with the weapon of a vulnerable, compassionate heart.

  • Bühne 1
    Tanzhaus Zürich
    Wasserwerkstrasse 127a
    8037 Zürich
  • Wheelchair accessible

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • High volume
  • With stroboscopic light

  • English

Concept and performance Teresa Vittucci
Dramaturgical advice Benjamin Egger, Veza Fernandez, Rafał Pierzynski
Scenography Jasmin Wiesli, Teresa Vittucci
Production manager groundworkers / Kira Koplin
Production OH DEAR Zürich
Co–production Tanzhaus Zürich, Zürcher Theater Spektakel, ImPulsTanz Wien
Special thanks to Julia Haenni, Gina Gurtner and Simone Aughterlony
Supported by Espacio do Tempo Montemor, Migros Cultural Percentage, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Ernst Göhner Foundation

First developed in the frame of PREMIO Competition for Theater and Dance
Premiere at ImPulsTanz 2019, Vienna

Photo ©Yoshiko Kusano

Teresa Vittucci

Teresa Vittucci is a Vienna born artist who is based in Zurich since 2015. Her practice is rooted in the field contemporary dance performance and investigates feminist and queer perspectives on pop culture, history, and religion. Subversive jokes are always part of the process, humour being an essential aspect of her work. Besides her extensive solo work, she also collaborates with other artists including Colin Self, Marilú Mapengo Namoda, Annina Machaz, Simone Aughterlony, Nils A. Lange, Michael Turinsky and Claire V. Sobottke, Melanie Jame Wolf and Theater HORA.

Teresa was awarded the recognition prize by the City of Zurich for her work as an outstanding performer 2018 and the Swiss Dance Prize for the first part of her trilogy HATE ME, TENDER in 2019. In 2022 she created RIDE on invitation by Centre Pompidou and Leopoldine Turbat as a response to the important feminist work of avantgarde artist and filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger. SACRE! - a collaboration with Annina Machaz and Theater HORA - premiered the same year. In fall of 2023 Teresa was invited by Deutsches Theater Berlin to revisit her solo, the result HATE ME, TENDER_revisited is part of the repertoire and regularly performed in Berlin. In March 2024 Teresa will premiere the third work of her trilogy at Tanzhaus Zürich.