ELECTRA by the Geneviève Favre :: October 27, 2007; 9 pm :: Festival NWEAMO at Roulette SoHo, NY :: October 28, 2007; 10 pm :: Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY.

ELECTRA makes reference to the mythological figure, but also to electronic music and to opera. White hair, in the middle of the stage, I stand, dressed with a long satin dress. On my head, a luminous crown reacts to the prerecorded elements which accompany my songs. As a modern diva, I move my arms, turn my face to the sky and play with the different jewels made of LED that I wear. These add mysteries to the story I tell you, such a clear and awake nightmare. ELECTRA evokes the psychological theme of the relation between parent and child and treats the subjects of death, violence and vengeance.

Geneviève Favre was born in 1978 in Lausanne, Switzerland. She studied between 1996 and 2000 at the University of Art in Geneva and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Her performances
are based on the association of words, colors, use of space and relation to the public. Elements of her own life mixed with fragments of classical, popular and political culture are her main inspirations. The media she used are diverse including video, sound, light, media sculpture, moving structures and computer programming. For each work she creates a unique sound and colour atmosphere, develop a special timbre of voice and collaborate with electronic and sound engineers to realize the appropriate technical system. In her current Performances & Installations, the spectators are invited to participate more actively into the narration. She engages in a direct dialogue with them. Her productions are often flavored with irony, self-irony and humour.