vom Umtausch ausgeschlossen

a production of Thikwa Theater, Berlin
A package is delivered. The contents: body parts that definitely go together, but that don’t function as a whole. A figure of human size stands at the center of the performance. If it is guided, it achieves a personality. If it is studied, an alienation occurs that leads to new abilities. As an object, it provides a metaphorical project surface that invites the viewer to impartial investigation. This can be disturbing, it can lead to unusual situations that cross borders, but also bring new, changeable options into the game. Can we use defects as inspiration for unconventional solutions? Can we bypass defects through cooperations and develop unusual living and coping strategies? A performative encounter of objects and performers with unspoken agreements, cascades of words, the shifting of boundaries and unique rescue maneuvers, accompanied by living jazz singing.

With:
Deniz Dogan, Louis Edler, Alexander Lange, Stephan Sauerbier, Peter Pruchniewitz
Figurine Play:Laura Waltz
Live-Vocals:Mette Nadja Hansen
Directed by:Martina Couturier
Figurine Making:Simon Buchegger
Double Bass:Klaus Janek
Stage Design:Isolde Wittke
Costume Design:Heike Braitmayer
Lighting Design:Katri Kuusimäki
Video:Sebastian K. König
premiere: may 26th, Thikwa Theater, Berlin