Sancta:

 What to know about the opera with explicit lesbian sex, live piercings, and naked roller-skating nuns

Sancta: What to know about the opera with explicit lesbian sex, live piercings, and naked roller-skating nuns
Photo by Matthias Baus/

The German opera's use of explicit sex and real blood caused 18 audience members to require medical treatment in one weekend.



Sancta features an all-women cast portraying nuns, following its lead, Susanna, as she discovers her sexuality. The show's description states, "Some aspects of the evening may cause discomfort for certain individuals, and for others, they may even be retraumatizing. The focus of the evening is on spirituality and sexuality, but also on criticism of religion and a critical examination of religious and societal violence."

An early scene depicts Susanna having sex with a crucifix, and a later one shows another nun swallowing a crucifix sword. The show also includes Jesus, portrayed by a woman, who sings tracks by Eminem and at one point spanks a half-naked nun.

In one scene, a piece of a performer's flesh is cut and “grilled medium rare," according to local newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, to symbolize the Eucharist, or the body of Christ.

At least 18 audience members required minor medical treatment after the October 5 and 6 performances of Sancta in Stuttgart, reporting nausea and dizziness, according to opera spokesperson Sebastian Ebling.

Since its premiere in May, several leaders in the Catholic Church have condemned it, with Archbishop of Salzburg Franz Lackner saying the show is “seriously offensive to believers’ religious feelings and convictions," via the Independent.

Hermann Glettler, bishop of Innsbruck, said, “It is a disrespectful parody of the Holy Mass, which is the heart of the faith, and not only in the Catholic understanding."

The explicit content, church condemnation, and news stories about ill viewers have seemingly not deterred audience members — all of Sancta's remaining shows are sold out.

https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/sancta-susanna-germany-blood-sex-lesbian-nuns-opera#rebelltitem4



Would you go see such a performance if it was presented in your area? Or would  you be outraged like this guy...............




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

That Uplifting Tweet You Just Shared? A Russian Troll Sent It

Image
Here’s what Russia’s 2020 disinformation operations look like, according to two experts on social media and propaganda. By   DARREN LINVILL   &   PATRICK WARREN Internet trolls don’t troll. Not the professionals at least. Professional trolls don’t go on social media to antagonize liberals or belittle conservatives. They are not narrow minded, drunk or angry. They don’t lack basic English language skills. They certainly aren’t  “somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds,”  as the president once put it. Your stereotypical trolls do exist on social media, but the amateurs aren’t a threat to Western democracy. Professional trolls, on the other hand, are the tip of the spear in the new digital, ideological battleground. To combat the threat they pose, we must first understand them — and take them seriously. MORE: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/russia-troll-2020-election-interference-twitter-916482/ Posted by Jamie B.
Read more

The Nightmare Scenario That Keeps Election Lawyers Up At Night -- And Could Hand Trump A Second Term

Image
The Nightmare Scenario That Keeps Election Lawyers Up At Night -- And Could Hand Trump A Second Term   (Photo: Photos: Getty Images) Americans will almost certainly go to bed on Nov. 3 without knowing who won the presidential election. Since millions of people will vote by mail, constraints on time and resources will slow ballot counting into potentially a weeks-long process. Voting patterns suggest it’s likely that President  Donald Trump  could end Election Day in the lead in certain key states, only to be overtaken by Democratic opponent  Joe Biden  when more votes are tallied.  This could create a nightmare scenario during the three months stretching from Election Day to the Jan. 20 inauguration: a battle on the state and congressional level over who is the legitimate winner. This could include Congress reconvening on Jan. 6, presided over by Vice President  Mike Pence , with no consensus over its potential role in choosing the next president. This is arguably the most likely of th
Read more

Philosophical Question #14 – Lifestyle Choices

Image
Here is an interesting question in my list of philosophical questions: 1.) Should governments have penalties for those who live unhealthy lifestyles? A list of unhealthy lifestyles would include things like smoking, drinking, illegal drugs, prostitution, and other “vice” type activities. I guess the “government penalties” would be referring to monetary punishments, withholding medical treatments (insurance companies would love that), possibly imposing/regulating very high (exorbitant) prices on things considered unhealthy in order to cut down on their use, and other possibilities. 2.) Or, would you say that living an unhealthy lifestyle, likely resulting in a LOT of eventual personal pain and suffering, should be punishment enough for unhealthy lifestyles? When people make bad choices in life, often in their youth where ignorance and immediate gratification takes them over,  3.) Should a society be obligated to help "fix" them, by way of tax money?   Is that part of
Read more