La stanza: tu amor fue mi bandera

As part of the artistic residencies Voz y cuerpo (Voice and Body) organised by the Auditorio de Tenerife for La Salita , this marks the beginning of a new collaboration with the Laboratory of Live Arts and Citizenship of the Canary Islands (LAV-C). Under this alliance, the project led by cultural director Beatriz Bello and artist Darío Bardam has scheduled three residencies of young and performance-orientated Canarian creators.

Vivien Déniz's performance La stanza: tu amor fue mi bandera is a reinterpretation of the iconic Spanish military march El novio de la muerte, (Death's Bridegroom), envisioned here as a rebellious act of queer protest. When the doors of the showroom open, spectators shall see the stage and seating enveloped in blackness. In this dark and dense context, the music by the Tenerife-based DJ SAM.AM shall heighten tension and create an introspective mood for approximately 15 minutes.

Following this, one of the auditorium's walls shall serve as a projection screen for visual effects created by Ismael Cabrera, exploring the loss of image rights and the concept of kidnapping. This shall lead into the beginning of the performance, in which the human body appears wrapped in black, representing the dissident who bears the burden of oppression and violence inflicted on the down-and-outs throughout history; on those labelled as Reds. The performance is a ritual of mourning and resistance, with a conclusion offered on one's sexuality.