Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends: A musical meeting with [in]operabilities and Show Choir – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Program
Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends:
A musical meeting with [in]operabilities and Show Choir
A musical meeting with [in]operabilities and Show Choir
Sukkot: hosting the hosts is part of the new performance series The high holidays of 5786 by Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends, which will take place at various venues from September to December 2025. Further information via www.ashbela.com
On the final day of Sukkot: hosting the hosts, a new artistic link is created. Two groups of close friends of Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends will be guests: the music-theater collective [in]operabilities and the community choir Show Choir.
[in]operabilities is a group that has been working together since 2021, developing strategies to rethink opera and the classical music canon through incorporating various accessibility measures into every step of their artistic process.
Show Choir is a community project of performance adjacent friends that emerged from the musical and social needs of the Covid era. Founded and directed by singer and performer Jessica Gadani, the choir took part in several artistic productions, including two pieces with Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends.
On the last day of the Sukkah in the Sophiensæle Festsaal, [in]operabilities team members will present some of their compositions from recent projects and will show a new composition created for and with Show Choir.
Duration
- 120 minutes without intermission
Language
- Spoken German, German Sign Language (DGS)
- Interpretation of spoken language into DGS
Lighting
- The lighting situation is moderate.
- There are changes in lighting, but these are not abrupt.
Sound
- The singing is not amplified acoustically.
Audience
- Chairs with backrests
- 2 beanbag seats available to book, subject to availability
- 2 wheelchair spaces available to book, subject to availability
Early boarding
- There will be a long and relaxed admission period. The doors open 10 minutes before the start of the performance.
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.
By & with: Ariel Efraim Ashbel, Katharina Joy Book, Jessica Gadani, Anna von Glasenapp, Rachel Libeskind, Heiki Riipinen, Alona Rodeh, Joseph Wegmann
Guests: [in]operabilities, Show Choir
A production by Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends in cooperation with Sophiensæle, HAU Hebbel am Ufer and Gropius Bau. Supported by the Capital Cultural Fund (HKF). Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.
Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends is a Berlin-based group consisting of professional performers, musicians, thinkers and many other collaborators from various fields. Interdisciplinarity and a cross-disciplinary approach are at the heart of their artistic practice. Their works oscillate between theater, architecture, concert and visual arts. They are characterized by an unpredictable dramaturgy, absurd humour and a non-hierarchical interplay of performers, objects, light and sound. The production processes are always peppered with a variety of perspectives: Stories from different cultures alternate with pop-cultural set pieces and scenarios from science fiction, preceded by analytical-academic research processes. The process itself always extends beyond a theatrical framing in order to find its way back onto the stage. The group regularly presents its work at Sophiensæle, HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin, Kampnagel Hamburg, FFT Düsseldorf and Gessnerallee Zurich. They are also invited to festivals such as Impulse (NRW), Spielart (Munich), steirischer herbst (Graz) and donaufestival (Krems).