Olympia Bukkakis: Queer and Present Dangers/GOD – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin

Olympia Bukkakis: Queer and Present Dangers/GOD

Close-up of a person in a red, voluminously draped costume with a skin-coloured top and high collar. On their head is a jagged, crown-like headpiece made of red fabric. The person raises one hand with fingers spread; the lips are painted red and the mouth is open as if speaking. Twisted lengths of pink, purple and red fabric hang in the background against a dark stage.
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Life is a mystery. Everyone must stand alone. I hear you call my name, and it feels like…a brand-new edition of Queer and Present Dangers!

In an age of blasphemous obscenity, false idol worship, and profane consumerism, where are we to turn except our (suspiciously silent but definitely trans) Lord and Savior, the Girlboss-in-Chief, GOD? Yea, though we walk through the shadow of yet another CDU-SPD Bundesregierung, we shall fear no evil, but rather plunge headfirst into the sacred mysteries to ask: why do religions that profess forgiveness produce so many followers who hate us? Do we need a conception of the divine to guide us into a better world? And do cardinals really host the best chills?

Queer and Present Dangers is an experimental talk show series by Olympia Bukkakis that spends a lot of time on its knees, turns both cheeks, and prays hard for your salvation. For this edition, the topic is GOD, and we'll be joined by Oozing Gloop and Louise Trueheart, who'll help Her Holiness Olympia put together the show in four days.

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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.

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  • 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.

Concept, hostess, performance: Olympia Bukkakis
Guests: Oozing Gloop, Louise Trueheart, a.o.
Stage design: Camille Lacadee
Sound: MINQ
Lighting design, technical direction: Hanna Kritten Tangsoo
Costumes: Hungry
Production assistant: Camila Malenchini
Production: Lisa Gehring

A production by Olympia Bukkakis in co-production with Sophiensæle. Supported by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Media partners: The Berliner, Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz, tip Berlin.

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 Berlin 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), Too Much (2021 Sophiensæle), replay (2023, Sophiensæle) and Unsex Me Here (2026, Sophiensæle). Since March 2025, she hosts the talkshow series Queer and Present Dangers at Sophiensæle. She is inspired by the tensions and intersections between queer nightlife, contemporary dance and performance.

  • Close-up of a person in a red, voluminously draped costume with a skin-coloured top and high collar. On their head is a jagged, crown-like headpiece made of red fabric. The person raises one hand with fingers spread; the lips are painted red and the mouth is open as if speaking. Twisted lengths of pink, purple and red fabric hang in the background against a dark stage.
    © Mayra Wallraff
  • A person in a red, heavily gathered costume with puffed sleeves and cut-outs at the waist stands on a dark stage, gesturing with both hands. Under the costume, the person wears a skin-coloured top with a high collar. On their head sits a jagged, crown-like headpiece made of red fabric. The lips are painted red and the mouth is slightly open. Long twisted lengths of pink, purple and red fabric hang in the background.
    © Mayra Wallraff