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).

Duration

• Approx. 20 minutes withoutno intermission

Language

• English spoken language

Lighting

• Slightly subdued lighting to evoke the atmosphere typical of a massage parlor
• Soft lighting
• There are no abrupt changes in lighting

Sound

• The spoken text is heard through headphones, which are distributed to the audience at the beginning of the performance.
• Sudden noises may occur from the massage table.

Other effects

• Use of incense

 Audience

• The audience lies on a massage table during the performance. An adapted version of the performance, in which the audience does not lie on a table, is possible. In this case, the guest touches the massage table with their hands.
• The audience is asked to move around the room as if they were in a massage parlor. 
• During the performance, physical stimuli act on the bodies of audience members. The situation can be left at any time. This is not recommended for the following people: pregnant people, people with implants, people with acute cardiovascular conditions, people who have recently had surgery or injuries, people with neurological conditions (e.g. acute epilepsy, severe nerve disorders), and people with acute inflammation (e.g. arthritis, phlebitis, acute herniated discs).
  If any of these apply to you, please speak to the staff upon arrival. An alternative version of the performance is available.

Early boarding

• This is a 1:1 performance. This means the audience decides the pace at which people are admitted.

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.

Artistic direction: Abhishek Thapar
Creative producer: Job Rietvelt
Sound Design, Composition: Andi Otto
Research: Marie Vassan
Dramaturgical support: Maria Rößler
Design: Himanshi Parmar
Scenography: Rhea Susan John

A production by Abhishek Thapar in co-production with Sophiensæle and Theatre Groningen Development Trajectory (NL). Supported by Culture Moves Europe, a project of the European Union, implemented by the Goethe Institut. With the kind support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and with support by Kunstloc Brabant, Culture Action Europe and CultureAndHealth—co-funded by the European Union. Never Work—International Performance Festival is a festival by Sophiensæle, supported by the Capital Cultural Fund (HKF). Sophiensæle is supported by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Media partners: Berlin Art Link, Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.

Abhishek Thapar (Director and Performer, Moga/India and Amsterdam/Netherlands) first studied business and then decided to turn his passion into a profession. He holds a Diploma in Physical Theatre from the London International School of Performing Arts and a Master in Theatre from DAS Theatre, Amsterdam. His performance My home at the Intersection was invited to the Zürcher Theaterspektakel and Spielart München, his new piece Cow is a Cow is a Cow was shown at the Ruhrfestspiele and the Aua wir Leben Festival in Bern. In the summer of 2021 he was artist-in-residence at Kampnagel. For several years he has been developing an artistic research and practice based on postcolonial epistemologies, historical metafiction and storytelling.