"We were first inspired when we were doing sound mapping research in the Philippines, around noise pollution. As a Southeast Asian capital, Manila is a very large city. We found out that in one site, a cemetery in Manila, there is a huge discrepancy of sound: it's super loud during the day and super silent at night. It's one of the biggest cemeteries in the Philippines. There's a specific sound restriction article in the penal code that mentions this concept called “charivari,” which is a European historical umbrella term that started in France and the UK, and includes public parades on streets or at people's houses, meant to mock people who are unruly or anti-social or people who transgress gender stereotypes."
"With this show, Bugarin + Castle offer a queer and trans reimagining of historical public shaming rituals-like rough music, charivari and scampanate-where spectacle, sound and costume were used to discipline social transgressors. Their multidisciplinary practice blends archival materials, music and visual culture-from medieval court records to karaoke and Filipino vehicle art."
"In the show, a subversive, carnival-like procession unfolds and rather than resolving shameful feelings, the artists transform them into a space of defiance, intimacy and play. We spoke to Bugarin + Castle about what they will be showing in Venice, the dramatization of shame and their interest in drag as a disruptive tool."
“Shame Parade” presents a queer and trans reimagining of historical public shaming rituals such as rough music, charivari, and scampanate, where spectacle, sound, and costume disciplined social transgressors. The work draws on archival materials, music, and visual culture, ranging from medieval court records to karaoke and Filipino vehicle art. Sound mapping research in Manila informed the project through contrasts between loud daytime noise and silent nighttime conditions in a major cemetery, alongside a penal-code reference to “charivari.” The show unfolds as a carnival-like procession that dramatizes shame without resolving it, transforming it into defiance, intimacy, and play, with drag used as a disruptive tool.
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