»Can I choose to be superficial and unapproachable?«
In her monologue, Fatima Çalışkan is fascinated by the boredom and superficiality of pop-cultural men’s literature from the nineties and finds her feminist answer by babbling.
Inspired by Christian Kracht’s novel »Faserland« and babbling podcasts with a male double cast, she explores the cliché of the young, West German academic who goes through life as a checker surrounded by status symbols and successes over a glass of champagne. In »Faserlandboys und Ich«, she scrutinises the pop-cultural zeitgeist of the turn of the millennium from a female, post-migrant perspective. Between bookshelves and piles of books, Fatima Çalışkan rambles back uninhibitedly, interweaves pop-cultural references and overwrites Kracht’s bestsellers with her voice and simply reviews her work herself in a literary quartet for the stage.
In her transdisciplinary work, Fatima Çalışkan develops political positions on biography and zeitgeist with a humorous and satirical approach. For the monologue »Faserland-Boys and I«, she draws on her own experiences of being pigeonholed by people into inappropriate orientalised categories and now turns the tables with relish.
ACCESSIBILITY
With audio-descriptive introduction for blind/visually impaired audiences 45 minutes before the performance.
The approximately half-hour introduction includes descriptions of the performer, costumes and stage design as well as explanations of what will happen on stage later, so that the audience can then enjoy the play without further audio description.
Early boarding is possible 45 minutes before the start of the performance. Two beanbags are available per performance.
A pick-up service from the subway station U2 Eberswalder Straße (U2 and streetcar 12, M1, M2, M10) is available by prior arrangement.
Assistance dogs are welcome.
TRIGGER WARNING
Mention of: physical and psychological violence, addictions (alcohol, drugs, compulsions, etc.), racism, sexism, ageism, other forms of discrimination, swearing, profanity | Eating and drinking noises, consumption of alcohol and cigarettes | Explicit depiction: self-harm
A production by Fatima Çalışkan in co-production with TATWERK | Performative Research, in co-operation with Ballhaus Ost.
Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Media partner is taz. die tageszeitung.
