MEAT has the distinction of being one of the most first installations I've heard of based off the events of a real crime. Walking a fine line between performance piece, a reconstruction of real events and musical video, this project by Swedish actor/set designer Thomas Bo Nilsson is bound to be a rather unsettling endeavor.
The 240-hour-long performance is exploring the sexual identities of its characters, online and offline. The theater performance is initially based on the story of Luka Magnotta, Canadian adult actor and model accused of killing and dismembering another man. He was eventually caught in a Berlin Internet café in 2012, which is the setting of MEAT's initial promo video. We are offered a glimpse into a truly seedy underbelly filled with some truly deviant personalities, each with their own story to tell.
While the promo seems cut straight out of one of Darren Aronofsky's upcoming films, the actual performance will take place at the Schaubühne theater in Berlin. And with it's lengthy running time, I'm really curious as to how they will approach retelling this rather twisted series of events.
