Turbo Pascal: Irgendwie Mitte – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Turbo Pascal:
Irgendwie Mitte

Irgendwie Mitte
18. August 2021 / 9.30 pm / Episode 1: Among us / ca. 40 min
19. August 2021 / 9.30 pm / Episode 2: Dviding lines / ca. 40 min
20. August 2021 / 9.30 pm / Episode 3: Backgrounds / ca. 40 min
21. August 2021 / 9.30 pm / Episode 4: Breakout / ca. 40 min
The performance will take place on the videoconferencing platform Zoom. A computer or laptop with a camera is required for participation; to participate in the public viewing, a smartphone instead of a computer or laptop is sufficient. You need to download the newest Zoom software (5.3.0 at least) and agree to its privacy policy. The price system is based on solidarity - everyone pays what they want.
Many people classify themselves as belonging to society's "Mitte". But where exactly is that - somewhere between top and bottom, rich and poor? As part of a four-part live reality series, Turbo Pascal go in search of the diffuse categories and relationships that make up the so-called "Mitte". To do this, the collective looks around its own circle of family, friends and acquaintances.
We start in Berlin Mitte. Four friends - Alexandra, Cordula, Jule and Ernst - meet in digital space, discuss, exchange positions and search for their class consciousness. They address lines of conflict and listen to each other. They ask the viewers for advice. They open themselves up to further experiences, invite people from their past and present to join them - even across social distances. But who will really come? Who will join them?
IRGENDWIE MITTE deals with class relations on the relationship level: from real relationships a zoom-com about middle class relations emerges, musically accompanied by Friedrich Greiling / Mittekill. In the course of four episodes, in which the audience can enter at any time, the circle of people expands, the perspectives change. Which forms of solidarity seem possible? Which lines of conflict remain? Can the naming of differences lead to new alliances?
HOW THE EVENT WORKS
With the purchase of a ticket, you can watch all four episodes at the respective times: either live on Zoom or as a live broadcast in the Sophiensæle courtyard. To participate in the public viewing in the Sophiensæle courtyard, you must register in advance due to the limited number of seats. You can also watch missed episodes later on Vimeo. On your online ticket, which you receive via mail after purchasing, you will find a personalized link to participate on all four night, the registration link for the public viewing and a link to watch missed episodes on Vimeo.
SUPPORT
Click here to download a manual (in German) with further details. If you have any further questions, please send an e-mail to ticketing@sophiensaele.com or call our ticket telephone number 030 - 28 35 266 Monday to Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. From 30 minutes before the start of the event, you can reach telephone support on 030 27 89 00 591.
CONCEPT Turbo Pascal BY AND WITH Angela Löer, Eva Plischke, Friedrich Greiling, Frank Oberhäußer, Janina Janke, Margret Schütz, Sophia Keßen & GUESTS Alper Yildiz, Johanna Oberhäußer, Magdalena Smialkowska, Georg Schütz, Bettina Grahs u. a. DESIGN Janina Janke MUSIC Mittekill / Friedrich Greiling ASSISTANT Sophia Keßen VIDEO Daniela del Pomar, Paul Holdsworth LIGHTING, ENGINEERING Fabian Stemmer PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Marit Buchmeier, Lisanne Grotz / xplusdrei production office
A production of Turbo Pascal in co-production with SOPHIENSÆLE. Funded by the Capital Cultural Fund. Media partner: taz.die tageszeitung
Turbo Pascal develops interactive performances that turn the theater into a meeting and negotiation space for social processes, dynamics and utopias. The collective also realizes participatory projects with citizens who, due to their biographies, bring contradictory perspectives into play and conceives formats for discussions and encounters. The collective works continuously with the Sophiensæle, Theater an der Parkaue and Bürger:Bühne am Staatsschauspiel Dresden. Performances have been invited to numerous festivals in German-speaking countries (including Impulse Theater Festival, Politik im Freien Theater). Turbo Pascal was awarded the George Tabori Prize in 2018.
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© Daniela del Pomar und Paul Holdsworth