Flinn Works: Shilpa

Together with the Indian singer-actress MD Pallavi, Flinn Works examine the schizophrenic situation of urban artists in the globalized Indian entertainment industry - meet Shilpa the Singer App, interactive and live! Now adjust the pitch level and sexiness. Follow the characters through malfunctions, system crashes and replays. Get a glimpse into the lives of the women Shilpa embodies.

TEXT and idea Sophia Stepf + MD Pallavi Performance MD Pallavi direction Sophia Stepf Text Inputs Swar Thounaojam, Irawati Karnik Live Sound Nikhil Nagaraj SOUND COACH Andi Otto LICHT DESIGN Muhommad Mustafa A LICHT Niranjan Gokhale (IN), Susana Alonso (DE) Produktion Anna Wille, Veena Appiah

Funded by Kulturamt der Stadt Kassel, Hessisches Ministerium für Kunst und Wissenschaft, Gerhard-Fieseler-Stiftung, Fonds Darstellende Künste, WELL Being Stiftung, Sparda Bank Hessen, Goethe-Institut "Max Mueller Bhavan" Bangalore and others. The revival is funded by the Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa. Media partner: taz. die tageszeitung

Flinn Works explores themes of globalization with a focus on postcolonial and feminist issues. Its performances and installations are based on intensive research and draw on the personal perspectives of its international participants to create a multi-perspective dramaturgy. At the intersection of music theatre and documentary formats, the company creates productions whose form and aesthetic evolve as a consequence of their content and the talents of the participating team. Flinn Works is the recipient of three META Awards in New Delhi, the Zürcher Kantonalbank Sponsorship Award, the Tabori Award from the Fonds Darstellende Künste, and the Prize of the International Theater Institute Germany. Flinn Works’ projects are presented in Germany, Switzerland, India, and Tanzania among others.

Flinn Works: Shilpa – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin

Flinn Works: Shilpa