CELLISTA'S
ÉLÉGIE
A ONE-WOMAN SHOW FOR AERIAL CELLO
COMES TO SANTA MONICA
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2024
Performance artist Ron Athey
joins Hilary Whitmore
and Christos Tejada for prologue.
April 10, 2024 (Los Angeles, CA) -- Ron Athey, world renowned performance artist, joins soprano Hilary Whitmore, and her performance partner Christos Tejada, during the prologue for Cellista's
Élégie at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica on April 27th. In June
Élégie will be staged in London, England at Jacksons Lane, also in Cardiff and Saltburn.
Cellista says: “I am drawn to Ron's work as both a performance artist and educator because his themes of otherness, exile, and trauma resonate deeply with my own experiences and work. While our approaches may differ, his explorations of these themes serve as poignant reflections of time and space within our collective communities. Ron has positioned himself as a mirror of our era, providing radical insights into our experiences and struggles.”
The one-hour performance follows the story of Élégie, a blackbird who shape shifts into human form and back, finding serenity through her journey. The soundtrack is a collection of Cellista’s work spanning the last few years and includes original compositions from her albums
Finding San Jose and
RAGE, with a couple of new works written for the project, as well as a reworking of the hit song “Where Is My Mind?” by Frank Black.
Élégie is directed and performed by Cellista. Choreography is by Cellista, Kennedy Kabasares, Elsie Smith, and creative consultation by Joel Baker. The film was edited by Jennifer Gigantino, with cinematography by Bryan Gibel.
Cellista’s live performances have always been acts of resistance art, investigating the ruptures of daily life. They are political, observant, and revealing. They are concerned with breaking down the borders between audiences and performers, disciplines and genres, and juxtaposing seemingly disparate elements.
Cellista plays a Luis & Clarke carbon fibre cello, and an 1885 Czech cello named Chordelia. Her influences include Jean Cocteau, Charlotte Moorman and The Notorious B.I.G. Ultimately she wishes to join professional performing troupes such as Quixotic, Vau de Vire, Freestyle Orchestra, Cirque du Soleil, Les 7 Doigts and to be hired for large scale productions.
Cellista Live Performance Itinerary:
Saturday, April 13th at Anno Domini Gallery in San Jose, CA
Saturday, April 27th at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica, CA
Thursday, June 6th at Chapter in Cardiff, UK
Friday, June 7th at Jacksons Lane in London, UK
Sunday, June 9th in Saltburn, UK
Visit Cellista online:
Website: http://cellista.net/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cellista.music
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xcellistax
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@xcellistax
Twitter: https://twitter.com/xcellistax
Bandcamp: www.cellista.bandcamp.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/xcellistax/videos
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/cellista/1025244069
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9054811/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellista
Publicity photo by: Temira Decay/Yellow Bubbles Photography 2023
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