Liina Magnea: Ssassin’s Creed (Lady says Stop) | Oct 24 25 26 | Hochzeitssaal – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin

Liina Magnea: Ssassin’s Creed (Lady says Stop)

A collage of three different photos. One of the photos shows a person in a gray bulletproof vest kneeling on the ground. They are holding up a white T-shirt with a large red-brown stain and looking at it intently. In another picture, several people can be seen leaning over a table, engaged in a conversation. In the third picture, a person wearing a gray bulletproof vest can be seen over a large area, holding a hand in front of their face and looking down at the floor.
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Sophiensæle Artist’s Notes

Ssassin's Creed (Lady says Stop) explores the depths of human behavior when previously assumed power and social status are disrupted. The piece delves into the complex transformations of those who lose themselves in a victim mentality and succumb to self-referential madness, as well as those who elevate themselves as chosen ones, driven by the belief that their mission is to improve the world. The consequences range from the formation of cults to running amok.

What kind of modern perpetrators and villains do these individuals become when they feel stripped of their power? How far are they willing to go when they aim to destroy or spark “revolutions”?

Obsessed with the idea of the immaterial Gesamtkunstwerk, Liina Magnea combines music, movement, film dramaturgy, and internet scrolling into a dynamic and constantly evolving performance.

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If you have any questions from the following information, please contact Stefanie Hauser at barrierefreiheit@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 35.


Duration

  • 45 minutes without break

Language

  • English spoken language with short parts of German spoken language
  • The play is text-heavy.

Light

  • The lighting mood is alternately bright and dark.
  • There are no sudden light changes

Sound

  • There are some music inserts.
  • There are sound inserts, for example a continuous long tone frequency.
  • There are dark, atmospheric sounds.

Interaction

  • In one situation, the performer takes the hand of a person from the audience

Audience

  • There is no grandstand seating
  • The audience spreads out standing behind stage elements in the room
  • Chairs with backrests are available if required
  • 2 beanbag seats bookable subject to availability
  • 2 wheelchair spaces bookable subject to availability

Early boarding

  • If, for artistic reasons, the doors are not opened until shortly before the performance, early boarding is possible. A loudspeaker announcement will be made a few minutes beforehand.

Tickets

  • Reservations can be made via the ticket telephone on 030 283 52 66, Monday to Friday from 4-6 p.m.
  • Via the online ticket shop
  • At the box office

You can also find more information about accessibility at the house here.

 

Choreography, Performance: Liina Magnea
Costume: Anna Philippa Müller 
Light: Nick Heedemann
Sound: Cesar Balleyguier

A production by Liina Magnea and Centralie di Fies. Funded by Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt. Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.

Liina Magneais a Berlin based artist working across performance, music, choreography and film. Her practice is driven by a fascination with the immaterial Gesamtkunstwerk, combining disciplines into fluid works that reflect the fragmented logic of the digital age. Drawing on phenomena such as doomscrolling, she explores identity, psychological fragility, and compulsive behavior. In her performances, Magnea inhabits charged figures such as police officers, soldiers or school shooters, which she dismantles through an interplay of tragedy and absurdity. Her work moves between theatricality and collapse, asking how constructed realities can function as coping mechanisms in times of instability.

Her work has been presented at Volksbühne Berlin, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, MUDAM Luxembourg, MDT Stockholm, Centrale di Fies and Steirischer Herbst among others.

A collage of three different photos. One of the photos shows a person in a gray bulletproof vest kneeling on the ground. They are holding up a white T-shirt with a large red-brown stain and looking at it intently. In another picture, several people can be seen leaning over a table, engaged in a conversation. In the third picture, a person wearing a gray bulletproof vest can be seen over a large area, holding a hand in front of their face and looking down at the floor.
Foto: Roberta Segata