Cripping the Pain

JUNE 19 – 21

Pain is rarely a subject on stage. This reflects a society that considers pain one dimensionally as a negative temporary burden. A society that ignores the multifaceted experiences of people who live with chronic pain and whose disabilities often remain invisible. Cripping the Pain presents three artistic works that give space to this complexity and that defy dominant ableist perceptions of the body. In their search for performative ways of expression that do justice to their individual experience of pain, the artists discover a wide range of aesthetic and spatial possibilities: an invitation to change perspectives.

On June 19, Raquel Meseguer, Rachel Bashaw, Angela Alves and Laura Lulika enter into a dialogue with each other and the audience,
moderated by Noa Winter, during a Restful Talk in a relaxed atmosphere.

The thematic focus Cripping the Pain takes place within the framework of the project The Future is Accessible, funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Europe – Spartenoffene Förderung. Media partner: taz. die tageszeitung