• The play addresses chronic illnesses, death, miscarriage, violence, as well as experiences of discrimination and violence in medical contexts (especially in contemporary gynaecology, but also historical experiments on ill people, including with the diagnosis of “hysteria” in the 19th century, some of which are also documented in photographs; as well as forced sterilizations in the context of “Aktion T4” under National Socialism).
• There are pictures of needles and illustrations of surgical procedures.

You can find more information on working with content notes on the house here.

If any questions remain from the following information, please feel free to contact Hannah Aldinger 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

• ca. 90 minutes

Language

• German and English spoken language
• Interpretation of spoken language in German Sign Language
• Surtitles in German and English written language

Stage

• Inflatable elements
• Display of videos using projections and screens with some fast cut sequences
• Fog machines are used

Light

• The audience is illuminated by colored light at certain points in the play
• No flashing lights, strobe effects or spotlights directed into the audience are used
• There are very dark scenes, but the light in the audience area stays on dimly the whole time
• Rapid lighting changes are used

Sound

• Some sounds are played at low frequencies (not below 40hz)
• A choir will sing live on stage
• Sounds and music will be physically and haptically perceptible

Atmosphere

• The audience is addressed directly in the comedy scenes
• There is no obligation to respond when directly adressed

Other effects

• Foam with a soap-like odor is used

Audience area

• Seated grandstand
• 5 beanbag seats bookable according to availability
• 2 wheelchair seats bookable according to availability

Relaxed Performance

• All performances take place as Relaxed Performances.

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 here.

Content Note

• The play addresses chronic illnesses, death, miscarriage, violence, as well as experiences of discrimination and violence in medical contexts (especially in contemporary gynaecology, but also historical experiments on ill people, including with the diagnosis of “hysteria” in the 19th century, some of which are also documented in photographs; as well as forced sterilizations in the context of “Aktion T4” under National Socialism).
• There are pictures of needles and illustrations of surgical procedures.

You can find more information on working with content notes on the house here.

Choreography, performance: Olivia Hyunsin Kim
Costume, stage: Kristin Gerwien
Sound environment: Martyna Poznańska
Video, lights: Jones Seitz
Technical direction: Gefährliche Arbeit
Dramaturgy: Marielle Schavan
Access consulting: Hyemi Jolee
Production management: Christo Schleiff
Assistant stage, costumes and production: Luca Plaumann
Light foam object: Susana Alonso und Jones Seitz
Graphic design: Christian Cattelan
Hysterical choir: Birte Opitz, Jill B. Suffner
Interpretation in DGS (German sign language): N.N., Aniella Tiedje
Audio description in tandem: N.N.
Surtitles: Elena Polzer, Luca Plaumann 
Thanks to: Isabel Gatzke, Naomi Boyce, ehrliche arbeit – freies Kulturbüro, Tanzhalle Wiesenburg and the RED Residency Programme of Tanzfabrik Berlin

A production by ddanddarakim in coproduction with Sophiensæle. The revival is funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Funded by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds. Media partners: Missy Magazine, 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.

Marielle Schavan studied Creative Writing and Cultural Journalism as well as Staging of the Arts and Media at the University of Hildesheim. Her artistic research focuses on topics such as self-presentation on the internet and the media and social representation of menstrual pain. She is a founding member of the theatre collective Henrike Iglesias, with which she has been creating numerous performances since 2012, presented both nationally and internationally. She works in various group constellations as an author, performer, dramaturg, and curator on independent theatre projects and discursive formats.