Olivia Hyunsin Kim/ddanddarakim: Agora Hysteria #2: Speculative Biographies – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Olivia Hyunsin Kim/ddanddarakim:
Agora Hysteria #2: Speculative Biographies
Enough of prevailing patriarchal discourses, eternal power struggles and ongoing discrimination: Olivia Hyunsin Kim/ddanddarakim transform the Sophiensæle Kantine into a contemporary version of the ancient agora. But unlike its ancient role model, Agora Hysteria will become a platform for inclusive exchange. It creates a center for conversation and discussion, a moment of pause and an opportunity to share knowledge. Agora Hysteria invites interested visitors to three days of exchange, input and relaxation to engage in conversation about changing questions and topics in a performative framework.
Agora Hysteria #2: Speculative Biographies
On June 7, the Agora Hysteria will be dedicated to transnational adoption. Under the title Speculative Biographies, the power relationship between the global South and North will be highlighted. Amongst others, kimura byol lemoine, Canadian artist and activist, will show video works and objects; scientist and author Anja Sunhyun Michaelsen will provide insights into their own research. The day will also feature activist, photographer andfounder of YEOJA Mag Rae (Mee-Jin) Tilly. In the evening, Olivia Hyunsin Kim invites you to her legendary dance karaoke Everybody Danceoke.
More about Agora Hysteria #1: SO SICK! and Agora Hysteria #3: Gender Euphoria
- Over the three days of the event, various difficult topics will be dealt with, depending on the focus.
- There include among others: homophobia, transphobia, queerphobia, interphobia, chronical illness, ableism, adoption trauma, racism, gender & body disphoria.
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If any questions remain from the following information, please feel free to contact Stefanie Hauser at barrierefreiheit@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 35. Please 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).
Duration
- Discourse program: 2 hours with breaks, (warm) drinks and snacks will be provided
- Evening program: 1 hour
- There will be a longer break between the two parts of the program, which can also be spent at the Sophiensælen.
Language
- German and Englisch spoken language with whisper translation in German and English
Light
- There will be lighting effects directed on the audience.
- No stroboscopic effects are used.
- Light will be directed on a disco ball.
Atmosphere
- There will be a separate resting room which is also accessible via elevator.
- The audience can always leave and return to the room at their own leisure.
- A contact person from the team is always on site.
Audience area
- The audience is seated on chairs.
- There will be alternative seating options available (bean bags, seat cushions).
- Some performances may involve interaction with the audience. However, these are completely voluntary (for example: a guided journey of self-awareness on 6.6. with Alexander Hahne, audience interaction on 8.6. with Michaela Dudley)
- 2 wheelchair seats bookable according to availability
Relaxed Performance
- All shows take place as relaxed performances.
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 here.
Concept, artistic direction: Olivia Hyunsin Kim, Jones Seitz
With a.o.: Alexander Hahne, Hendrik Quast, Xinan Pandan, Kristin Gerwien, Die Spoonies, kimura byol lemoine, Anja Sunhyun Michaelsen, Rae (Mee-Jin) Tilly, Sandrao Mendig, Michaela Dudley, Bambi Ceren Kalay, Olympia Bukkakis, Brown Sugar Biscuit, The Darvish, Holden Madagame
Set design: Luca Plaumann
Technical direction: Gefährliche Arbeit/Frieder Miller
Production management: ehrliche arbeit - freelance cultural office
Photos, documentation: Christian Cattelan, Mayra Wallraff
A production by Olivia Hyunsin Kim/ddanddarakim in co-production with Sophiensæle. Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion of the State of Berlin and by the Performing Arts Fund from funds provided by the Federal Government's Beauftragten für Kultur und Medien. Media partners: Siegessäule, taz.
Olivia Hyunsin Kim/ddanddarakim work collectively on choreographic works with a queer-feminist and postcolonial focus. Through fiction, they renegotiate power relations and offer empowering alternatives to the present. Their works have been shown at Sophiensæle, Art Sonje Center, Staatsoper Hannover, Museo Universitario del Chopo, among others. The permanent team consists of Kristin Gerwien, Olivia Hyunsin Kim and Jones Seitz.
Kristin Gerwien creates costumes and objects for performances. As a singer, she explores songwriting and karaoke. Together with Juckpulver, she curates adventurous music as a co-director at TNT Marburg.
Olivia Hyunsin works as a choreographer and curator. She has been a fellow of, among others, danceweb, the Tarabya Cultural Academy, and Vila Sul Bahia, and won first prize at the Amadeu Antonio Art Award in 2019.
Jones Seitz develops lighting and video design for their own installations as well as performance projects and is a founding member of the FLINTA+ network Gefährliche Arbeit e.V.
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