Caltha
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14 mei19:00 - 22:00TR25 Schouwburg, RotterdamHal Theater
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17 mei19:00 - 22:00Gesprek met de maker om 19:22TR25 Schouwburg, RotterdamHal Theater
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18 mei14:00 - 18:00TR25 Schouwburg, RotterdamHal Theater
English
Caltha is a retelling of the myth of the Caltha Palustris flower – a five-petaled, vibrant, yellow bloom that grows abundantly in the Biesbosch National Park in The Netherlands.
In the traditional myth, a maiden named Caltha falls so in love with the Sun God Apollo that she stands in a field, desirous and paralyzed as her body and spirit wither away – a flower grows in her place. In the film, the myth is retold but this time Caltha doesn’t want to melt. She travels to the edges of a moon-like landscape to find a mineral that promises her salvation. However, as much as she tries to resist the limb-loosening rays of love, she cannot – she releases her fear and transforms.
The filmmaker
Isabel Legate (1992) is a multidisciplinary artist working across film, performance, painting, and drawing. She received her BFA from The Cooper Union in New York and is currently a master’s student at the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam. Legate’s work explores themes of desire, metamorphosis and collapse through striking visuals and poetic narratives. She has performed and exhibited internationally at the LUMA Foundation (CH), Vernacular Institute (MX), The Power Station (TX), Performance Space New York (NY), and more.
Duration 10 min
Year 2024