Olympia Bukkakis: Queer and Present Dangers/Family – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Olympia Bukkakis:
Queer and Present Dangers/Family
The family is under attack! In a late capitalist hellscape of deranged DILFS, mad MILFS, sick sisters, warm brothers and enby siblings BEGGING you to get their pronouns right, we’re losing touch with traditional values!
According to the right, the family (and its “natural” hierarchies) have been under siege for decades now (which is weird because dad still can’t apologize.) Is the family in crisis? Is the family itself a crisis? They say that blood is thicker than water so let’s coagulate around these sticky questions together.
Queer and Present Dangers is an experimental talk show series by Olympia Bukkakis that examines the ties that bind us, the places we call home, and ways in which we can love each other. For this edition the topic is FAMILY and we’ll be joined by Ivy Monteiro, Edna Bonhomme and Maika Knoblich who will help Aunty Olympia throw the show together over four days.
The information on accessibility is still in progress and will be updated as soon as possible. If any questions remain unanswered until then, please feel free to contact the communication department 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).
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.
Olympia Bukkakis, Queen of the Heavens and of the Earth, Empress of Despair, and Architect of Your Eternal Suffering is a drag queen and choreographer, moderator and writer. Originally from Australia, she has lived and worked in Berlin since 2012, organizing queer performance events such as Get Fucked, Queens Against Borders and Apocalypse Tonight. After graduating from the SODA Master at HZT in 2019 she presented: Gender Euphoria (2019 Tanztage Berlin), Under Pressures (2019 Gessnerallee), Boys Night Out (2020 Melbourne), A Touch of the Other (2020 Risk and Resilience Festival, Sophiensæle) and Too Much (2021 Sophiensæle). Her practice is situated within, and inspired by, the tensions and intersections between queer nightlife, contemporary dance and performance.