Rectum Crocodile by Marvin M'Toumo

Photography: Samara Krähenbühl

With Rectum Crocodile, Marvin M’toumo, his fashion brand, and his living art company continue their hybrid, political, and romantic work initiated with "Concours de Larmes", the first performance blending runway, poetry, dance, and performance.

On a tropical island, panthers, mulattos, devils, and coconut trees move in unison, echoing a cry of anger and love. On stage, seven performers and numerous other characters tackle questions of identity, stereotype, and discrimination across multiple scenes, guided by the determined and mischievous voice of a not-so-innocent child. Inspired by Caribbean carnivals, bodies, voices, and couture costumes make themselves heard and seen, like a resounding revenge. A decolonial tale, a runway spectacle, or a danced poetry, Rectum Crocodile questions slavery, colonialism, white masculinity, and spits them out.

Show presented at the Arsenic Lausanne

Direction, writing, set design, costumes: Marvin M'toumo
Stage writing and performance: David-Christelle Sanvee, Élie Autin, Grace Seri, Amy Mbengue, Djamila Imani Mavuela, Marvin M'toumo
Music: Vica Pacheco and Baptiste Lechapelain
Lighting design: Alessandra Domingues
Make-up: Chaïm Vischel
Costume designer assistant: Marie Schaller
Costume assistants: Rosena Despicht and Lou Suchel
Set construction: Angelo Bergomi
Consultant: Prisca Ratovonasy
Artistic direction consultant: Svétäl Chassol
Administration and production: Anna Ladeira - Le Voisin
Coproductions: Emergentia - festival for emerging choreographic creation organized by L'Abri, TU and Pavillon ADC Genève, Arsenic - Centre d'art scénique contemporain Lausanne, PREMIO - Prix d'encouragement pour les arts de la scène. Residencies: Pavillon ADC Genève, Tanzhaus Zürich, Gessnerallee Zürich
Production association: Le Voisin and association Hibiscus Culturiste