The entrance fees for all offers of the festival are self-rated. The Superhero Piece. Wer hat diese Superhelden gemacht? Und auf welche Weise beeinflussen diese unschuldigen, fiktiven Charaktere unseren Blick?
A hero, as often portrayed in movies, is masculine and muscular, rescuing fainting girls in distress. The villain is mostly unattractive, soft or accented, while an evil woman shows her wasp waist and uses her seductive powers to corrupt people. Who made these superheroes? And how do these innocent, fictive characters affect our gaze? Is it a requirement to be Caucasian, male, athletic, under 40 years old and look like a "Men's Health" Coverboy to be an ethical role model?
With two performers, performing:group explores the validity of this image and creates an honest and absurd dialogue about stereotypes without raising one's moral finger. This very physical, non-verbal performance reduces stage design to the bare minimum to turn the stage into a big screen where special effects, movie sounds and lights create a dramaturgy of contrasts. The show constantly switches between everyday banalities and epic film scenes, between real and virtual realities, between extravagant talent shows and quiet, intimate encounters.
People who remove tiny hair in unthinkable places and oversized aliens attacking the planet can be seen in a constant change. Produktion: performing:group. Dramaturgie: Laura Cadio und Mijke Harmsen. Grafikdesign: Roberta Medina. Lichtdesign: Conrad Kausch. Dramaturgische Mitarbeit: Julia Mota Carvalho. Wahlparty deines Lebens. Election party of your life with a sauna, drinking, dancing and campfire accompanied by DJ Abamba. Until we can not anymore and the last ballot was counted.
DJ Abamba. Election party. International dance theatre for young people and everyone else. Wahlparty Election party.
