Theater | Performance | Art
March 25th – 29th 2026
Curated by Boris Nikitin
Carolina Bianchi Y Cara de Cavalo:
CADELA FORÇA TRILOGY Chapter I - The Bride and The Goodnight Cinderella
It is the artistic work that has caused more of a stir in the international theater world over the past two years than any other.
On stage, director Carolina Bianchi tells the story of performance artist Pippa Bacca. In 2008, Bacca set out on a journey from Milan to Jerusalem in a wedding dress, hitchhiking to send a message of peace between people. The venture ended in tragedy: she was raped and murdered on her journey. Was her action courageous? Or just plain foolish?
Based on Bacca's story and the work of other artists who use their own bodies as a means of protest and as a target, Bianchi delves deeper and deeper into the world between art and violence. And she goes one step further. Slowly, the knockout drops—known in Brazil as «Goodnight Cinderella»—that Bianchi has taken on stage begin to take effect. She loses consciousness and the eight performers of the collective take over. An artistic monument between Marina Abramovic and Richard Wagner begins to unfold.
With this globally discussed performance, Bianchi puts her own body on the line. «The Bride and The Goodnight Cinderella» is a stunning odyssey, magnificently composed, full of tragic poetry and wicked humor. It is said that some people fainted, but we were simply enchanted. Our grand opening production.
«This performance single-handedly shook up Avignon in the first week of the festival and made Bianchi a sensation.»
The New York Times
A post-performance discussion will take place on Thursday, 26 March 2026, at 4 p.m. under the title «Art and Audacity» in Rossstall 2.
Opening production
Theater / Performance
Wed, March 25th, 8:00pm
Kaserne Basel, Reithalle
Brazilian with english and german subtitles
Duration: ca. 150 min (no intermission)
Free price selection: CHF 35.- / 25.- / 15.-
Recommended for ages 18 and up. Loud music, strobe lighting, smoke.
Conception, text and direction: Carolina Bianchi
Translation of texts into English and revision: Larissa Ballarotti, Luisa Dalgalarrondo, Joana Ferraz, Marina Matheus
Dramaturgist and partnership in continuous research process: Carolina Mendonça
Cast: Bruta, Carolina Bianchi, Chico Lima, Fernanda Libman, Joana Ferraz, José Artur, Larissa Ballarotti, Marina Matheus and Rafael Limongelli
Technical direction, Sound design and Original music: Miguel Caldas
Set design, Art: Luisa Callegari
Light design: Jo Rios
Light operation: Henrique Andrade
Videos and Screenings: Montserrat Fonseca Llach
Karaoke video: Thany Sanches
Costumes: Tomás Decina, Luisa Callegari, Carolina Bianchi
Art Assistant and General artistic collaboration: Tomás Decina
Collaboration in body and voice training: Pat Fudyda, Yantó
Dialogue on theory and dramaturgy: Silvia Bottiroli
Photos: Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Stage manager and production assistant: AnaCris Medina
Production direction, Tour manager and Communication: Carla Estefan
International relations, Production and Diffusion: Metro Gestão Cultural (Brasil).
A Production by: Metro Gestão Cultural (Brasil), Carolina Bianchi Y Cara de Cavalo
In Coproduction with: Festival d’Avignon, KVS Brussels, Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg - Scène européenne, Frascati Amsterdam.
Residency to finish the play and set construction: La FabricA du Festival d’Avignon
Residencies: Frascati Theater, DAS Theatre (Amsterdam), Festival Proximamente/KVS (Brussels), Festival 21 Voltz/Central Elétrica (Porto), Pride Festival (Belgrade), Greta Galpão (São Paulo) e Espaço Desterro (Rio de Janeiro).
With the Support of: Theater Der Welt, The Ammodo Foundation, DAS Theatre Master Program, 3 Package Deal of the AFK - Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst, Kaaitheater.