Naomi Velissariou: SEXODUS
Theater Utrecht
In SEXODUS, we see an actress on the threshold of her fortieth year. She knows: if she wants to keep going in the Western world, she has to keep looking like she is twenty-four until she is sixty. So she tries to adapt. Again. And again.
SEXODUS is a physical rollercoaster in which Naomi Velissariou transforms into a storm of female archetypes, under the careful direction of Nicole Beutler. The uncompromising language of Bregje Hofstede and Naomi Velissariou is carried by the sly sound design and the sharp visual language of performance collective URLAND, which playfully weaves together references from pop culture, history and art. This is visually reinforced by the bold costume design of artist Ülkühan Akgül. Together, this collaboration results in a one-woman show that is as multifaceted as womanhood itself.
