Frida’s world
Frida Kahlo (1907–1964) is an icon of Latin American painting and also played a role in the portrayal of LGBT lifestyles in art. From 10 October, the ballet *Frida’s World* will return to the stage of the Salzburg Landestheater as part of the 2026/27 season.
Kahlo’s eventful life interests people as much as her many autobiographical paintings. “I paint myself because I spend a lot of time alone and because I am the subject I know best.”
Inner turmoil and physical fragility
Physically confined to bed due to illnesses in her childhood and a serious road accident as an 18-year-old, she often painted herself. Over the course of her life, she created 55 self-portraits that reflect her inner turmoil and physical fragility. She defied life with more intensity than is imaginable given her medical history.
As a Marxist, she was an important voice in political Mexico. And she had an eventful love life. Affairs with both men and women while she was married to her husband. Her famous painting ‘Two Nudes in the Forest’ (see below) shows Kahlo’s love and attraction to women and was a milestone in the representation of LGBTQ+ in art.
Ballet director Reginaldo Oliveira explores both the artist and the person, drawing inspiration for his choreographic language from the emotional power and vivid colour palette of Frida Kahlo’s paintings.
Oliveira, himself Brazilian, brought a tribute to the Brazilian way of life to the stage of the Salzburg Landestheater back in 2018 with his choreography “Balacobaco”. Now he is once again transporting audiences to the Latin American continent, with the support of set designer Matthias Kronfuss. Together, they recently enchanted Salzburg audiences with their interpretation of “Sleeping Beauty”.
It was not until the end of her life that Frida Kahlo was honoured with a solo exhibition in her native Mexico. In the wake of the women’s movement of the 1970s, an international interest in her work and her unique personality emerged, which continues to this day. From 10 October, as part of the 2026/27 season at the Salzburg Landes-Theater.
Peter Goebel
Salzburg State Theatre 10.10.2026 bis 2.01.2027
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