Constanza Macras
Inspired by Isherwood's semi-autobiographical novel Goodbye to Berlin, Kate Elswit's essay Watching Weimar Dance, and the legacy of prominent dancers of the era such as Kurt Jooss and Valeska Gert, the show explores the amoral universe of intoxicating spectacle, which unfolds as a "nightmarish hall of mirrors reflecting political and social anxieties": a cabaret.
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Goodbye Berlin
Goodbye Berlin
Goodbye Berlin
Goodbye Berlin
Goodbye Berlin
Goodbye Berlin
Goodbye Berlin
Goodbye Berlin
Goodbye Berlin
Set in a liminal space, oscillating between the turbulent Germany of the Weimar Republic and the present day, Goodbye Berlin confronts contradictions, paradoxes, and apocalyptic visions with the palatable forms of pure spectacle.
As the world spins dangerously onward, the cabaret becomes a haven for subversive and countercultural rituals. These rituals are artistic repertoire, staged heritage. But are they merely a means of halting the ascent of reactionary politics into entertaining bliss? Or can they counteract our depressive feelings of powerlessness and actually ignite a mobilization against ever-stronger, overarching forces?
Is pleasure even possible anymore, not instead of hope, but beyond it?
Goodbye Berlin is a journey through a fascinating aesthetic that strives for ecstasy and fantasizes about death.
GERMAN / ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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Participating artists
Candaş Baş (von und mit)
Alexandra Bódi (von und mit)
Emil Bordás (von und mit)
Campbell Caspary (von und mit)
Chloe Chua (von und mit)
Oksana Chupryniuk (von und mit)
Deborah Dalla Valle (von und mit)
Fernanda Farah (von und mit)
WooSang Jeon (von und mit)
Moritz Lucht (von und mit)
Thulani Lord Mgidi (von und mit)
Steph Quinci (von und mit)
Miki Shoji (von und mit)
Shiori Sumikawa (von und mit)
Constanza Macras (Konzept, Regie & Choreographie)
Carmen Mehnert (Dramaturgie)
Tamara Saphir (Dramaturgie)
Lili Hering (Dramaturgie)
Simon Lesemann (Bühne)
Robert Lippok (Musik)
Denise Potratz (Licht)
Frank Novak (Licht)
Pablo Villar (Live-Kamera)
Slavna Martinovic (Zusätzliche Kostüme)
Katrin Schüler-Springorum (Arrangement der „Orchestral Fight Suite”)
Jonas Pfeifer (Regieassistenz)
Nicola Mascia (Choreografie Repetiteur & Compagnie Trainer)
Volha Vishniova (Produktionsassistenz Dorky Park)
