Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends: Situation with Nuray Demir – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Program
Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends:
Situation with Nuray Demir

Situation with Nuray Demir
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 second day of Sukkot: hosting the hosts, Nuray Demir will be the guest of Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends and a host herself. In this situational installation, Demir and Ashbel invite visitors to hang out in the Festsaal for the entire duration. An aesthetic environment is created around the Sukkah where people can linger, have intimate conversations and experience the space with all their senses.
note that details may change by the day of the event. Therefore, if you find out after you have purchased your ticket that the performance is no longer accessible to you, you can contact us for a ticket return at ticketing@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 45 until 5 business days after the event (Monday through Friday between 10am and 6pm).
Early boarding
If, for artistic reasons, the door to the auditorium does not open until very shortly before the performance begins, there is the option of early boarding.
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
Guest: Nuray Demir
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).
