SHOW BUSINESS

There’s no business like show business. In their first performance evening together, Melanie Jame Wolf and Teresa Vittucci explore the problems and pleasures of: What does it take to make a show great? Both known for their intense solo work and powerful stage presence, the two queer-feminist artists take a close look at popular entertainment, theater and the politics of spectacle, exploring the long held trope of the double act: its tender intimacies, its power dynamics, but also the ways in which it is triangulated by its audience and by the stage space itself. 

The performance invites us to critically and humorously question the tension between seeing and being seen, and examine together the poetics and politics of the show as a complex cultural phenomenon.

The piece lasts 60-70 minutes and addresses an adult audience. The language is English spoken language. There are some abrupt light changes, stroboscope and blinding light effects as well as light reflections by mirroring. There is loud music, which sometimes comes as a surprise. The audience area on the grandstand is seated. There are two wheelchair spaces and one beanbag seat that can be reserved by phone or booked via the online ticket shop, if available. The accessibility information will be continuously updated. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Gina Jeske at jeske@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 35.