Frida - Viva la Vida
Frida Kahlo: Viva La Vida
Art, Passion, Obsession: an explosive portrait of the woman who gave birth to herself.
“… I create new words. I tell jokes. I turn my place into a stage so people feel at home around me”
Written by Humberto Robles, translated by Marlene De Oliveira
Performer Gael Le Cornec
Directed by Luis Benkard
“The one to watch” The Stage
Frida Kahlo: Viva la Vida has been shown at Theatre 503 in London and at the Edinburgh, Oxford and Brighton Fringes, recently winning an Argus Angel Award at Brighton Fringe Festival for performer Gael Le Cornec. The show was co-produced by Jon Bonfiglio for MokitaGrit Prouctions.
CREATIVE TEAM
Frida Kahlo - Gael Le Cornec
Director - Luis Benkard
Producers - Jon Bonfiglio and Amanda Federici
Designer - Sophie Mosberger
Make-up - Corina Nicut
Assistant Director - Victor Esses
Production photos - Stefana Brancastle
Sound design - Josue Ferreira
Lighting design - Rogerio Bastos
THANKS TO Lara Mc Cullagh, Sam Price, Jim Ladbury, Steve Nicolaou, Suzie Van Der Westhuizen, Sandra Dacosta and Lucy Granville at The Big Issue, Virginia Gonzales (Mexico), Ana Rebeca Gonzales (Mexico), Gene David Kirk, Kelly Taylor, Vincent Foxcroft, Marta Newton, House of Guadalupe, Isabelle Neri, Luis Fonseca, Rose (Universal Arts), Cesar Vulcano(House of Guadalupe) Gabby (Young Vic), Ari Vicentini (reproduction of Frida’s paintings), Stefana Brancastle, Carol Nocetti., Theatre 503.
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