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Moving Identities: M0nster.L4b (ES)
M0nster.L4b is an affective meeting of knowledge and practices that aims to expand the politics of the performative and the image to give new possibilities of action to the discipline of drag cross-dressing. The two artists, Lu Chieregati and Feña Celedón, are interested in crossing dissident experiences with ecology, migration, decoloniality and transgenderism. They link choreographic studies to the artistic phenomenon of drag, transvestite and its hybrid identities. They are researching queer methodologies and ways to expand drag and choreographic practice through the creation of artistic works and ongoing research. The collective has existed for two years and has been able to establish links and relationships with contexts beyond Barcelona, such as Portugal, Brazil and Chile.
In November, M0nster.L4b will be in residence at HELLERAU as part of the three-year EU exchange program “Moving Identities” and will provide insights into their research in an open studio.
Biography
Photo: Mila Ercoli
Lu Chieregati (they/them) is a researcher, choreographer, performer, and dramaturge. They are currently pursuing a Master’s in Choreography and Performance at the University of Giessen and hold a degree in Dance and Movement from Anhembi Morumbi University (Brazil) and a Master’s in Performing Arts and Visual Culture from the University of Castilla-La Mancha in collaboration with the Reina Sofía Museum (Madrid). Their performative and choreographic work centers on fiction and imagination. They develop their processes by inventing practices that activate narratives parallel to those of techno-heroic capitalist time.
Photo: Mila Ercoli
Feña Celedón (she/her) is a Chilean multidisciplinary travesti artist and activist for sexual and gender dissidence. Her work focuses on gender performance and art direction. Through transformism and drag, Feña explores the boundaries of gender performativity and expands the politics of the image. She develops pedagogical methods to decolonize gender through drag and, as an art director, designs artistic productions and costumes for LGBTQ+ audiovisual projects. Feña has a degree in theater studies and a post-graduate degree in theater education and art in Santiago de Chile.
