PRESERVATION Archive
2023-2024
This archive is an amalgamation of photos, video material, and past performances leading up to the premiere of A WAKE in September 2024. It began as an attempt to counteract the theivery of Alzheimer’s on the life of Donato’s grandmother by preserving her rituals, recipes, and stories. It unexpectedly morphed into a platform for conversation, awareness, and collective grief.
Catalina Trezza spent the first 10 years of her life in Teggiano (rural Salerno, Italy), migrated to Buenos Aires due to war, and ultimately landed in Toronto where Donato was born. She was highly intelligent, tenacious, and always led with her heart.
Footage by Dmitry Khmelnitsky, Berlin, 2024Footage by Dmitry Khmelnitsky, Berlin, 2024 Photo by Tyler Ackerman, Toronto, 2023Photo by Tyler Ackerman, Toronto, 2023Photo by Tyler Ackerman, Toronto, 2023Photo by Tyler Ackerman, Toronto, 2023Footage by Tom Chansiraphet, Kultur Raüme Berlin Residency, 2023 Photo by Isabelle Östlund, 2024 Photo by Isabelle Östlund, 2024A WAKE excerpt performance, OFFSITE by Wehrmuehle, Photo by Lilika Strezoska, 2024A WAKE excerpt performance, OFFSITE by Wehrmuehle, Photo by Lilika Strezoska, 2024A WAKE excerpt performance, OFFSITE by Wehrmuehle, Photo by Lilika Strezoska, 2024Photo by Dmitry Khmelnitsky, Berlin, 2024Photo by Dmitry Khmelnitsky, Berlin, 2024Photo by Dmitry Khmelnitsky, Berlin, 2024Photo by Dmitry Khmelnitsky, Berlin, 2024Teggiano, Italy, 2023Teggiano, Italy, 2023Teggiano, Italy, 2023Original show posters designed by Darlene Huynh, photo by Isabelle Östlund, 2024Original show posters designed by Darlene Huynh, photo by Isabelle Östlund, 2024Original show posters designed by Darlene Huynh, photo by Isabelle Östlund, 2024