“A WAKE”

Full length interdisciplinary solo work

Premiere September 5th 2024 at Uferstudios (Studio 1) in Berlin, running for 4 sold out evenings.

“A WAKE is a solo work by Amanda Donato that is offered as a memorial service for her maternal grandmother and woman with advanced Alzheimer’s disease: Catalina Trezza. Presented in 5 Acts, it is a personal outpour of the unexpected things that emerge when grieving the healthy mind and identity of a loved one. Set to an original score by Stefanie Egedy, Donato’s body shrinks, breaks, dissociates, disintegrates and tangles as it mirrors the rippling complications of grieving the memories and personality of a loved one in a dreamlike performance. The space becomes a surreal vacuum, cushioned by low frequency sound vibrations. In Act 5, Donato works vigorously to knead dough as a final offering, representing her grandmother’s cooking as the most repetitive and monumental act of love received in her childhood.”

Direction, Choreography, Performance: Amanda Donato | Creative Production: Yu Bai | Dramaturgy: Rubén Nsue, Juan Paulo “JP” Deapera, Alvin Collantes | Original Sound Score: Stefanie Egedy | Lighting Design: MXM | Costume Design: Maximilian Franz-Josef Melzel | Creative Design: Darlene Huynh | Promotional Photography: Isabelle Östlund

Photos: Thai Tai Pham, Isabelle Östlund