Forced Entertainment: Exquisite Pain
Forced Entertainment, Exquisite Pain. Photo by Hugo Glendinning. Courtesy of the artist.
Forced Entertainment, Exquisite Pain. Photo by Hugo Glendinning. Courtesy of the artist.
Forced Entertainment, Exquisite Pain. Photo by Hugo Glendinning. Courtesy of the artist.
Forced Entertainment, Exquisite Pain. Photo by Hugo Glendinning. Courtesy of the artist.
Forced Entertainment, Exquisite Pain. Photo by Hugo Glendinning. Courtesy of the artist.
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“A show that prods at what it means to be human.” —The Guardian
A red telephone on a hotel bed. A subway station. A green Mercedes. These vivid images, both ordinary and not, become emblems of heartbreak. In this production from the experimental theater company Forced Entertainment, a man and a woman tell and retell stories, unwittingly finding new ways to remember and forget what really happened. Based on a project by the French conceptual artist Sophie Calle, Exquisite Pain is about love, loss, and the tales we tell ourselves when things go wrong.
Exquisite Pain is a related event for the Walker exhibition Sophie Calle: Overshare (October 26, 2024–January 26, 2025).
Part of Out There 2025.
ASL interpretation is planned for the Friday performance. Please click here to purchase ASL seats.
This performance contains profanity.
For more information about accessibility, visit our Access page.
For questions on accessibility, content and sensory notes, or to request additional accommodations, call 612-253-3556 or email access@walkerart.org.
Program support provided by Nor Hall and Roger Hale.
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