This event is wheelchair accessible.
With translation into DSGS
In Portuguese with German and English surtitlesFetching prices
MONGA is a celebration for all people who don't feel perfect. Who does? And who would feel comfortable in a society full of standardised perfection? In MONGA, Brazilian performer and director Jéssica Teixeira focuses on the brutality that social notions of normality exert on bodies. Based on the story of Julia Pastrana, a multi-talented Mexican artist who was cruelly exploited in 19th-century freak shows, she creates a mosaic of philosophical reflection, rousing songs and radical performance art. Under the glow of the disco ball and with a glass of cachaça for everyone, she invites us to distinguish myth from truth and thus avoid repeating the past.
For a long time, bodies like mine were usually killed in infancy. That's why I could never really imagine growing old. Doctors and officials told me and my family back then that I would never study, never work. But today, at 32, I can imagine living to be a hundred – because I am an artist. (Jéssica Teixeira in an interview with Lea Loeb by Theater Spektakel Zürich)
Duration: 90 Min.
Sensory Note: Stroboscope, flickering images on a screen, loud music, stage fog
Table talks before and after the performance 11.3. at 7:15 p.m., Rossstall 2
Biography
Jéssica Teixeira is a multidisciplinary artist living in Fortaleza, Brazil. Her artistic practice is strongly influenced by her exploration of her own body, which she uses as an instrument for critical reflection and a means of political resistance. For her work MONGA, Jéssica Teixeira was awarded Brazil's most prestigious theater prize in the category of Best Director in 2025.
Credits
Direction, dramaturgy, performance - Jéssica Teixeira
Artistic direction - Chico Henrique
Musical direction, guitar - Luma
Technical direction, lighting design - Jimmy Wong
Video, photography - Ciça Lucchesi
Body preparation - Castilho Zabumba Juliano
Stage management - Aristides Oliver
Zabumba: Juliano Mendes
Production: Rodrigo Fidelis, Gabi Gonçalves und Khazar Masoumi – Corpo Rastreado
International distribution - Corpo a Fora und Farofa
Sign language (DSGS): Kristina Janković, Vera Winkelmann
Content Notes
Currently, there are no specific notes on content that we or the artists would like to share with the audience. If you have any specific questions about content notes, the venue representative will be available on the evening of the performance.
Table Talks
Together with Art of Intervention, we're bringing the table talks back to Kaserne Basel! Once a month, we meet at the bar at 7:15 p.m. to get in the mood for the upcoming theater or dance evening in a relaxed atmosphere.
In dialogue with invited guests, we take a queer-feminist look at an aspect of the respective production. And after the performance, we open the space again for a brief exchange: sharing impressions, developing thoughts, shifting perspectives.
Come by, be inspired, and join the discussion!
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