The dance performance “(Masculin)ity in the Throat” emerged from an artistic-research process that explored, through choreographic and performative practices, the concept of toxic masculinity and its attributes (machismo, misogyny and femicide, (auto)homophobia, militarism, and radical nationalism) that are contained within the body itself, in the form of an archive of masculinity in the body and its influence on the body.
The performance presents a collection of different views on toxic masculinity by five young men who, through continuous reflection, repeatedly offer alternative masculinities. They play with learned bodily actions and discourses, pushing them to the point of absurdity, and sharing intimate accounts of their own upbringing—one firmly shaped by social norms. The phenomenon is approached through the lens of stage documentation and speculation about specific situations, ranging from individual to collective.
