ATHENES 2025 , EMST, Mary Reid Kelley & Patrick Kelley :The Rape of Europa
Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley combine performance, moving image and a distinct, idiosyncratic language rich in puns to examine history and myths and its dominant myths. In their highly recognizable, graphically stylized videos, theatre, painting and drawing meet poetry, caricature and satire. The duo produce every aspect of their films deploying a wide range of tools: from their signature, emblematic, hand painted props and costumes and their DIY scenography to their playful poetic scripts and performance. Mary is the performer and writer and Patrick is the director, animator, and cinematographer, as well as b...