Augusto Pedraza

Romantic love from a male perspective with a sexually open view under the microscope.

Why talk about love?
Because I had a heartbreaking moment, because of my romantic and emotional adventure in Belgium, for my past, my history, my ideas and beliefs of the person who was once part of my life
… and I felt in love.

Hello Schatje, Adiós Amour seeks to approach the origins of love from a rational and historical standpoint.
Augusto Pedraza starts from the hypothesis: To feel complete, we must love and be loved. Through personal testimonies about love and his own love history, he creates a dialogue between scientific and emotional approaches.

Augusto Pedraza is a theater and filmmaker, performer and historian living in Mechelen. In 2020, he graduated from RITCS as a director. His first short film Violence premiered in 2021 and was selected for several festivals. Through dance, theater, film, visual art and music, he speaks to themes of origins, identity, love, pessimism, violence and hope.

The adventure and desire to broaden his imagination and ideas led him to seek out places other than Mexico City, his hometown. He embarked on a journey that took him along several roads to Brussels, where language, climate, relationships, nostalgia and encounters with others led to a constant redefinition of his identity.

“I am under constant redefinition, I am part of a diaspora, I am part of a minority, I am a collector and treasurer of stories and I am a person with a pluricultural history. A history that motivates me to speak about those chapters of my life.” – Augusto Pedraza –

Play and concept: Augusto Pedraza / Final director, dramaturg and producer: Lorena Pires / Technical assistance: Jamy Hollebeke / Dance assistant: Alexandros Anastasiadis El Greco / Production: 2 Options vzw / With the support of RADAR Mechelen, MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM & WIPCOOP.

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