Agnés Mateus and Quim Tarrida question faith, religion and beliefs
This piece stems from an initial desire: to make a show about religion. But, in a year, many things have happened: religion has become fashionable and so have wars, once again. Agnés Mateus and Quim Tarrida ask themselves what faith is, whether we are believers, what we believe in, how and why. Do we need to believe? Do we really need someone to save us?
The show connects great tragedies with everyday massacres: Black Friday is a matter of life and death, having the latest iPhone is vital, and dressing appropriately for the Met Gala is world news. In the face of the annihilation of human beings, the banal concerns of right-thinking Europeans continue to take centre stage.
Massacre asks whether we can make humour about massacres, whether we can laugh on a heap of smoking ruins, and whether we can continue to cling to beliefs that convince us to annihilate the other.
Artistic team
Creation: Agnés Mateus and Quim Tarrida
Performers: Agnés Mateus and extras team
Image: Quim Tarrida
Technical manager: Isma López de los Mozos
Set design and materials: Quim Tarrida and Isma López de los Mozos
Constructions: Llorenç Balaguer
Outside eye: Ernesto Collado
Production: A. Mateus & Q. Tarrida
Production assistance: Marta Gonzalez
A co-production by: Théâtre de la Bastille (Paris), Les Quinconces&L’Espal-Scène Nationale du Mans (França), Festival Temporada Alta (Girona), Espai Brossa (Barcelona), Festival IF Barcelona and AM&QT
With the support of: Teatre Auditori Agustí Soler de Navarcles, Konvent (Berga), Antic Teatre (Barcelona) and Institut Ramon Llull
Rest of the credits to be confirmed
Agnés Mateus and Quim Tarrida are associated artists of Théâtre de la Bastille‐París (2024‐2027)
