This evening takes you into the world between light and shadow. Together with the performers of Hysterisches Globusgefühl, the audience enters a shady, shimmering realm in the Ballhaus Ost theater hall and explores the gray areas of shadow theater.
Deeply disappointed by political conditions and private contexts, the collective seems to be a mere shadow of its former self. But it should not stay that way! Instead of sinking resignedly into the depths of disappointment, they make this feeling their own, illuminating and dissecting it. They enter the infinite space of possibility of a two-dimensional shadow world. They emerge from their limited, carnal shells; clear contours and social orders blur and merge into shadows of themselves. Immersed in voices, forms and sounds, nourished by ideas and fantasies, they search for a utopian form of existence. In their struggle with reality, they feel a longing for real contact.
With its shadow theater, the collective eludes the representation of its materiality. The clear edges fray in the blurred light and the focus becomes blurred. Between illusions and disappointments, the world is viewed from a hysterical perspective.
The audience is invited to follow the performers into an aesthetically intoxicating, clandestine world between light and darkness, to step into the shadows with them and out again.
Hysterisches Globusgefühl is a performance collective from Berlin and Vienna. With full hearts and solidarity, they direct their artistic work against the heteronormative patriarchy and develop utopias for an anti-racist, classless, queerfeminist and respectful future. In 2011, they were awarded the jury prize at the »Arena… der jungen Künste« festival for their demo performance »Macht was: Macht nichts!«. The experiences of this first production became the basis for further performances in which public space and theater space are intertwined: The streets become a theater stage and the theater becomes a venue for political debate. Forms of protest and the aesthetics of subcultures are alienated, reduced to basic forms and redesigned; driven by the search for alternative ways to position oneself in the face of diffuse political conditions. The question of conscious action, political interaction and global malaise is at the heart of the work.
NOTE
The performance collective Hysterisches Globusgefühl is currently learning how performances can be made more accessible and how a relaxed atmosphere can be created in this sense. In addition to the information provided by Ballhaus Ost, more detailed information about the play and the evening’s program will be added later.
Premiere
- Nov 28, 2024
Upcoming Dates
- Nov 28, 2024, 20:00
- Nov 29, 2024, 20:00
- Nov 30, 2024, 20:00
- Dec 01, 2024, 18:00
A production by Hysterisches Globusgefühl in cooperation with Ballhaus Ost. Funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
