Singapore Arts Festival 2011: Tempest: Without a Body May 27, 2011

In Tempest: Without A Body, Lemi Ponifasio makes a powerful, visually ravishing and apocalyptic response to the sinister escalation of post-9/11 state powers and the erosion of individual freedoms.

Infused with the potent shadows of Paul Klee’s Angelus Novus, Tempest interweaves Shakespeare's Tempest story of institutional injustice with the ideas of Italian political philosopher Giorgio Agamben. The resulting work questions how readily contemporary society accepts practices that have been previously considered inhuman and exceptional. Ponifasio’s powerful theatre demands attention with its authentic and unprecedented style, speaking of conflicts, terrorism, colonialism as well as the hope for a life of dignity and respect.

This is another performance eliciting a powerful perspective of the Festival theme, I Want to Remember.

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