Unbestimmte Bewegung: daniel’s destruction – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Unbestimmte Bewegung: daniel’s destruction
daniel's destruction deals with the actual death of a young man forced into sex work, his close social environment and the last weeks before his death from an overdose. An attitude to life between sex dates, intoxication and drug dealing is illuminated here from a vulnerable, self-critical inner perspective. The project is a snapshot of social conditions and gay life experiences in today's Berlin. daniel's destruction approaches a grieving process in the midst of stigma and shame.
In simple words
daniel's destruction tells the true story of a young man in Berlin. He was pushed into sex work and died of an overdose. The piece shows his final weeks and the people around him. It is about grief, shame and gay life today.
The piece addresses various forms of violence, abuse and dependency, sexual fantasies of violence, addiction, co-dependency, death by overdose, mysogyny, illness and the discriminatory health system.
If you have any questions from the following information, please contact Stefanie Hauser at barrierefreiheit@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 35.
Duration
- Ca. 70 minutes without break
Language
- German spoken language with English subtitles
- The play is very text-heavy.
Light
- The lighting mood is rather bright throughout
- There are no abrupt light changes
Sound
- There is a continuous backdrop of speech and music.
- There are no sudden noises
Other
- There are three large video projections that are very close to the audience
- The images sometimes change very quickly
- There is a live camera that films into the audience in two places. The images are not buffered.
- The audience can join a chat which is projected.
Audience
- Seated grandstand
- 2 beanbag seats bookable subject to availability
- 2 wheelchair spaces bookable subject to availability
Early boarding
- There will be a long admission.
Tickets
- Reservations can be made via the ticket telephone at 030 283 52 66, Monday to Friday from 4pm-6pm
- Via the online ticket shop
- At the box office
You can also find more information about accessibility at the house here.
Direction: Yannik Böhmer
Text: Nicolaas van Diepen
Version, Dramaturgy: Elena Kaufmann
Performance: Nicolaas van Diepen, Shlomi Moto Wagner, Tim-Fabian Hoffmann
Music: Erik Leuthäuser, Shlomi Moto Wagner
A production by Unbestimmte Bewegung in co-production with Sophiensæle, funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, the district of Mitte and the Akademie der Künste. Media partners: The Berliner, Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz, tip Berlin.
The Unbestimmte Bewegung is a collective of artists from various disciplines engaging with marginalized social spaces. Its aim is to give a voice to the indeterminate and thereby bring often-overlooked social moments into the light—without any wish to resolve their ambiguity.
Elena Kaufmann (b. 1992) is an author and freelance dramaturg based in Berlin.
Nicolaas van Diepen (b. 1990) is a freelance actor and poet. He lives and works in Berlin and Vienna.
Erik Leuthäuser (b. 1996) is a singer and composer working across jazz and experimental pop. He lives in Berlin.
Shlomi Moto Wagner is an interdisciplinary performer, opera singer, songwriter and drag queen, a.k.a. Mazy Mazeltov. Shlomi lives in Berlin.
Tim-Fabian Hoffmann (b. 1987) is a freelance actor working in theatre, film and television. He lives in Cologne.
Yannik Böhmer (b. 1992) is a theatre director and video and multimedia artist. He lives in Zurich and holds a Berlin Fellowship at the Akademie der Künste.