caruso + avila
MI VIDA EN TRÁNSITO
‘MI VIDA EN TRÁNSITO’ documents an involuntary return to Argentina and the distress that follows. caruso + avila mould this into an affectionate dialogue about depression and hope that bridges thousands of kilometres of separation and the borderline between the real and the virtual.
tanzhaus nrw
Language: German with English surtitles
This project is based on the friendship between Elvio Avila and Savino Caruso. They stand on stage together: Savino in person, Elvio on screen, in a live link from Argentina. The two friends simultaneously talk to the camera, to the audience and with each other. They talk about vulnerability and about not wanting to live any more but being unable to die. They sing and dance with each other. And they ask what all this has to do with them as men who, when they were children, used to admire Western heroes for how strong, lonely and emotionless they were. 70 per cent of suicides in Germany are committed by men. But on this stage, the darkness turns into light and loneliness is replaced by a bond. For the two friends, their search for a viable future has found an important intermediate goal in a joint artistic project: Yes, art can save lives!
“‘Mi vida en tránsito’ is documentary theatre that deals with the socially important and highly personal theme of male depression in a way that is never voyeuristic.”
Laudatio Jury Premio
Credits ›
Performance, Artistic Direction: Savino Caruso
Performance, Concept: Elvio Avila
Video: Eleonora Camizzi
Graphics, Costumes, Scenography: Isabelle Mauchle
Sound Technician: Lena Brechbühl
Dramaturgy: Sebastian Gisi
Artistic Support: Beatrice Fleischlin
Production Manager: Gilda Laneve
Production ›
A co-production with Südpol Luzern. With support from the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, the Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Migros Culture Percentage, the Canton of Lucerne Cultural Funding in association with Swisslos, the Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung SIS, Stiftung Monika Widmer, the Landis & Gyr Foundation and the City of Lucerne’s funds for the Promotion and Development of Cultural Activities (FUKA). Thanks to ROXY Birsfelden.
Biographies ›
Elvio Avila is an artist who operates in constant conflict between conservatism and innovation, usually ending in absurdity. Elvio began an intense training in Argentinian folk dancing at the age of five. When he was fourteen, he started studying contemporary dance in Buenos Aires. In 2010 he moved to Switzerland, where he studied Advanced Studies in Modern Dance at the Zurich University of the Arts. This was followed by a B.A. in Physical Theatre at the Accademia Dimitri in Ticino and an M.A. in Expanded Theater at Bern Academy of the Arts. Elvio currently lives in Argentina.
Savino Caruso is a freelance stage designer, artistic director and performer. In addition to his artistic work, he is also an activist. He studied Film at Zurich University of the Arts and Photography at CEPV in Vevey and at the F+F School in Zurich.