SALVATION
Glitter doesn't care I'm a boy
-Performed in english-
A concert, a drag queen musical, a magic show, a bar mitzvah, or a full-blown folk
celebration? The performance piece 'SALVATION' by Shlomi Moto Wagner combines
Hildegard von Bingen, opera, and techno-with the volume all the way up and plenty of
glitter!
In this solo drag opera, performance artist and opera singer Shlomi Moto Wagner transforms
into a kaleidoscopic figure from his drag alter ego Mazy Mazeltov and TV host Wendy
Williams to the poet Wisawa Szymborska, supermodel Claudia Schiffer, and many more in a dazzling drag ritual that explores transformation, mutation, and sensuality.
'SALVATION' merges ancient Jewish texts, Hildegard von Bingens 12th-century
compositions, pop hits, new techno, and contemporary feminist writings. The result is a
playful, mythological, and poetic interpretation of todays pop culture and academic
discourse, opening up questions about body, identity, and power.
Shlomi Moto Wagner has previously been a soloist with The Israeli Opera and has sung with
major orchestras around the world. Since 2012, he has lived in Berlin, where he founded the
drag performance group House of Mazeltov, the creative force behind 'SALVATION'. H20,
the venue for the show, aims to present works that dare to open new spaces-sensory,
political, and artistic. At a time when the right to stand out is once again being challenged,
'SALVATION' celebrates the power of imagination and creativity with powder, lipstick, and loads of glitter!
'SALVATION' (Glitter doesn't care I'm a boy) is presented by H20 in collaboration with
Copenhagen Opera Festival.
SALVATION
Glitter doesn't care I'm a boy
En koncert, en dragqueen-musical, et trylleshow, en bar mitzvah eller en ren folkefest?
Performanceværket 'SALVATION' af Shlomi Moto Wagner forener Hildegard von
Bingen, opera og techno, med volumen på max og masser af glitter!
I denne solo-dragopera forvandler performancekunstner og operasanger Shlomi Moto Wagner sig til en kalejdoskopisk figur -fra drag-alteregoet Mazy Mazeltov og tv-værten Wendy Williams til digteren Wisawa Szymborska, topmodellen Claudia Schiffer og mange flere -i et forrygende dragritual, der udforsker transformation, mutation og sanselighed.
'SALVATION' forener gamle jødiske tekster, Hildegard von Bingens kompositioner
fra det 12. århundrede, pophits, ny techno og moderne feministiske tekster. Resultatet er en
legende, mytologisk og poetisk fortolkning af nutidens popkultur og akademiske diskurser,
der åbner op for spørgsmål om krop, identitet og magt.
Shlomi Moto Wagner har tidligere været solist hos The Israeli Opera og har sunget
med store orkestre verden rundt. Siden 2012 har han været bosat i Berlin, hvor han har stiftet
dragperformancegruppen House of Mazeltov, der står bag 'SALVATION'. H20, der lægger
scene til, ønsker at præsentere værker, der tør åbne nye rum - både sanselige, politiske og
kunstneriske. I en tid, hvor retten til at stikke ud igen bliver udfordret, fejrer 'SALVATION'
fantasien og kreativitetens magt, med pudder, læbestift og glitter en masse!
Forestillingen SALVATION (Glitter doesn't care I'm a boy) præsenteres af H20 i
samarbejde med Copenhagen Opera Festival
Credits
Production Management: Allerdings Kunst & House of Mazeltov
Direction, Text, Music, and Design: Shlomi Moto Wagner
Musical Co-Production: Mike Closer & Tomer Levy
Costumes and Stage Co-Design: Orli Baruch
Masks: Shlomi Moto Wagner, Yorai Sharon & Gamma Sky
Outside Eye: Daniel Brunet & Jörg Albrecht
Technical Direction and Lighting Design: Torsten Litschko
H20 Technical Operator: Daniel Sousa
H20 Producer: Lars Werner Thomsen
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