Doctor:
What is it she does now? Look, how she rubs her hands.
Gentlewoman:
It is an accustomed action with her, to seem thus
washing her hands: I have known her to continue in
this a quarter of an hour.
— William Shakespeare, Macbeth
»REINHEIT« revolves around the meticulous reconstruction of a seemingly endless, compulsive hand-washing loop: a scenic artifact from the heyday of obsessive-compulsive disorder, which has dominated the everyday life of theatre-maker Oliver Zahn in recent years.
This compulsive production of cleaning rituals serves as a starting point for an examination of historical and contemporary concepts of control, safety and cleanliness — individually and socially, as a civilizational motor, as a means of emancipation and oppression.
Oliver Zahn is a theater maker and performer. His work is always based on extensive research – ethnographic, archive-based and embodying self-experimentation.
TRIGGER WARNING
The performance contains scenes that address and depict mental illness and could therefore be disturbing for viewers.
Premiere
- Dec 05, 2024
Upcoming Dates
- Dec 05, 2024, 20:00
- Dec 06, 2024, 20:00
- Dec 07, 2024, 20:00
- Dec 08, 2024, 18:00
A production by Oliver Zahn in cooperation with Ballhaus Ost. Supported by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds.
