The famous opera Carmen, by Georges Bizet, created and perpetuated a stereotypical image of Roma women that is dominant in the imagery of Western societies. Director Vasco Araújo dissects this image with a group of Roma women, including the lawyer and activist Pastora Filigrana, who demand their own space.
Accompanying the film, we organize a talk by the lawyer and activist Pastora Filigrana. You can buy a combi-ticket to visit both the film and the talk.
Carmen and Carmen
From 20 December to 12 January, award-winning filmmaker and multimedia artist Wu Tsang presents Carmen and Carmen: a film installation, along with a program of films, talks and performances, that together explore the myth of Carmen in conversation with her collaborators.
Lawyer and feminist Pastora Filigrana will focus on the image of the gypsy women in the Carmen story and speak about Romani feminism.
A project by filmmaker and performance artist Wu Tsang
In Carmen and Carmen award winning filmmaker and performance artist Wu Tsang explores the myth of one of the most portrayed characters in Western culture. The story of Carmen, the title character from the iconic opera by Georges Bizet, has been told and retold over the past 150 years. Habanera, the aria in which she
