Eternal youth, growth forever

In Ionesco's TV film (WDR 1970), an individual reluctantly stumbles toward his demise. This creature has only one counter to the limitations of all life: to carry on as before... and hope that perhaps there is no such thing as finitude after all. According to the motto: Eternal youth - growth forever!


Ionesco's minimalist, crazy script reflects the present. And so the ladies of Ensemble LX can't help but happily immerse themselves in the surreal struggle for survival. Its hopelessness is quite terrifying. Or comical. Simply absurd!


While in the film it's just one person, played by Ionesco himself, in our adaptation there are three who want to stay afloat. And yet they end up "in the mud": two actresses and a musician who, in the unity of time, space, and plot shattered by the author, turn all logic on its head. A final stand that is also a meeting of three generations of women.


Ensemble LX

In the fall of 2017, three actresses of advanced age and a director founded Ensemble LX. We passionately experiment with plays we like and—ignoring reservations—with content and form. New perspectives on age and gender issues excite us. Our love is theater. Our subject is humanity with all its contradictions, weaknesses, fears, and abysses, its longings, visions, and dreams. Our fund is a cornucopia of stage and life experiences. Our productions are created without fear of taboos and disregarding casting barriers.


PARANORMA

Everywhere, cuts are being made in culture. The demand for free performance opportunities is growing, while at the same time, more and more creative spaces in Berlin are disappearing. PARANORMA aims to counteract this by providing the stage at Ballhaus Prinzenallee free of charge every Wednesday for artists and collectives, so that productions that absolutely need to be seen can be showcased.