Sexodus - Theater Utrecht

Her body bears the marks of centuries of aesthetic oppression. What started as movement turns into resistance. In a rousing fantasy of revenge, she takes the weapons of the art, entertainment industry and social media into her own hands. Using fashion, live video and music, she takes on a final battle with a world-class system that thrives on female insecurity. Hoping that, when the anger has run rampant, she can get a glimpse of what lies beyond. 

SEXODUS offers an honest insight into the female mind and shows how a woman's body is formed, used and reclaimed. 

"How I get through the next 90 minutes defines who I'm going to be for the rest of my life." 

SEXODUS is a physical rollercoaster in which Naomi Velissariou transforms into a storm of female images, under the careful direction of Nicole Beutler. The ruthless language of Bregje Hofstede and Naomi Velissariou is supported by the cunning sound design and the tight visual language of Performancecollective URLAND, which takes on references from pop culture, history and art. All this is visually underlined by the challenging costume design by artist Ülkühan Akgül. This teamwork results in a "one woman show", which is as diverse as the woman herself. 

The media about SEXODUS
''Naomi Velissariou is an insane theatre fury. She shows that again in SEXODUS, in which she throws herself into the terror of beauty ideals' ' De Volkskrant
''SEXODUS by theatre maker Naomi Velissariou makes you long for a world in which sex no longer has any meaning '' (NRC★★★★) 
''Velissarious humor and fast, sharp text handling make you so sucked into her universe '' Het Parool

• SEXODUS is an English-language performance with NL and English surtitles.
  A stroboscope and smoke machine will be used during the performance.
• There is explicit nudity. The performance contains themes around body image, self-criticism and distorted body perception
• In this performance, (stroboscopic) light effects are used