Florentina Holzinger’s bloody Sancta was criticised by Austrian bishops and is now a sellout in Germany

Eighteen theatregoers at Stuttgart’s state opera required medical treatment for severe nausea over the weekend after watching a performance that included live piercing, unsimulated sexual intercourse and copious amounts of fake and real blood.

  • @nutsackEnglish
    35•8 hours ago

    why would you sign up for something like this if you’re a goddamn pussy

    • Tiefling IRLEnglish
      18•2 hours ago

      It looks like there were warnings in advance too

      Visitors to the adults-only show were alerted in advance to a long list of warnings for potential triggers including incense, loud noises, explicit sexual acts and sexual violence.

      FWIW, I’m a sideshow performer and have been in shows that were exactly like this (though I don’t do full nudity or piercing). There’s always a content warning at the top of the show. Though I’m surprised (but not) they allowed live sex. Even where I live, which has pretty lenient blue laws, live sex is a hard no.

      Also, this sounds amazing

      The version that unsettled audience members in Stuttgart this year supplanted the original musical performance with naked nuns rollerskating on a movable half-pipe at the centre of the stage, a wall of crucified naked bodies and a lesbian priest saying mass.

      • @SpaceNoodleEnglish
        8•3 hours ago

        How are you supposed to know the priest is a lesbian if they didn’t tell you?