Mistermissmissmister

A performance by Ana Borralho & João Galante
Mistermissmissmister is a performative project based on the erotic  imaginary. Questioning the asymmetries that regulate the social  identities and the definitions of male/female, Mistermissmissmister  means to cause strong emotions in the viewer by confronting him/her with  characters whose bodies are extremely exposed and that show a very  obvious gender/sexual ambiguity. The 3 performers (two men and a woman)  are totally naked and their heads transformed through characterization  and make-up so that each one has a different gender from the body he or  she belongs to.

Performance for 3 viewers at each time: sitting face to face to the 3  performers, the public establishes a very intimate (almost loving) and  direct relationship with the performers (eye to eye), with no words and  for an undetermined period, while they listen, repeatedly, to a love  song with headphones (each viewer listens to his own song). It is the  viewer who defines the time of the performance, the kind of relationship  (by choosing a certain performer) and the moment he/she gets up and  cuts off the dynamics, leaving place to another viewer. All other  viewers are put waiting for a sit on the sofa, and, as in a voyeuristic  game, they are free to watch the performance and the relationships  established by others from the outside, choosing to later participate in  the performance or not.