In LIARS, Henrike Iglesias, Olivia Hyunsin Kim, and Olympia Bukkakis explore cases of patriarchal violence and its amplification on social media. In a narrative, immersive installation, the audience moves through a performative social media feed.
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The starting point is the trial between US actors Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard—one of many examples that mark a societal backlash within discourses surrounding sexualized and patriarchal violence since #MeToo.
Why are women and queers who speak out about patriarchal violence still (or again) so strongly mistrusted? How does the myth of the "(im)perfect victim" play a role in this? How do social networks reinforce misogynistic and queerphobic tendencies? What role does the audience play in this? And which strategies and feminist visions help us fight back and remain hopeful?
(German, English, German and English subtitles)
Additional information
Concept, performance: Olympia Bukkakis, Olivia Hyunsin Kim, Marielle Schavan, Sophia SchrothConcept, spatial design, video: Leo G. AlonsoConcept, sound design, composition: Malu PeetersCostume design: Alexis Mersmann, Anne Marina FidlerDramaturgy, outside eye: María F. Giacaman HasbúnSpatial design, video: Valentina Primavera, Anahí PérezProduction management: ehrliche arbeit (DE), Maxine Devaud / oh la la – performing arts production (CH)Press and public relations: Franziska Janke
A production by Henrike Iglesias in co-production with Sophiensæle and ROXY Birsfelden. Funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and the Capital Cultural Fund, Performing Arts Committee BS/BL. Co-production in residence: O Espaço do Tempo, supported by the Goethe-Institut in Portugal as part of the FELD/LAB project. With the support of Theaterhaus Mitte. Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.
A production by Henrike Iglesias in co-production with Sophiensæle and ROXY Birsfelden. Funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and the Capital Cultural Fund, Performing Arts Committee BS/BL. Co-production in residence: O Espaço do Tempo, supported by the Goethe-Institut in Portugal as part of the FELD/LAB project. With the support of Theaterhaus Mitte. Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.
Dates
November 2025
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