Choreografie: Modjgan Hashemian
Choreographic assistance: Michele Meloni Dramaturgy: Anke Sauerteig Music: Oliver Doerell Stage design: Farzad Akhavan Costume design: Cécile Marcand Light design: Asier Solana Video: Zé de Paiva |
With:
Lysandre Coutu-Sauvé, Simone Detig, Filimatou Lim, Judith Nagel and Antonia Zagel |
You experience pain – learn to endure it. If you can’t talk to someone about your feelings, show the punching bag. XX-Riots engages with the images and stereotypes women are subjected to in male dominated martial arts on various levels. The Bolivian female wrestlers “Cholitas” are highly revered and enjoy a special social status in their country, nonetheless, the structures behind the women’s success are usually dominated by a patriarchal order. Apart from the Cholitas‘ story, XX-Riots reflects the –locally researched – stories of Iranian Ninja fighters and the “Berliner Boxgirls”. Unlike in dance a boxer should never completely move with her opponent’s rhythm but should dance her own dance, seeking to throw the opponent out of her rhythm, to unnerve her. Taking the blow comes unusually close to the audience. |
In her work so far, Modjgan Hashemian has dealt with boundaries, with processes of exclusion and restriction in political and social contexts. In XX-Riots she applies the rules of martial arts like a choreographic score: are there similarities between these sets of rules and those women have to grapple with in everyday life? Are these sports mirrors and outlets for everyday reprisals? Or is it just about passion for the sport?
With varied dance and choreographic tools, she interrogates past and present social crucial issues, which includes dealing with political contexts. As well her dance pieces are mainly based on real stories. Since years she works in collaboration with the Ballhaus Naunynstrasse and the Maxim Gorki Theater. Her work has been presented in dance and theater scientific contexts at the FU-Berlin, in Munich and in Hamburg (K3). Produced by Kultursprünge at Ballhaus Naunynstraße gemeinnützige GmbH, funded by Intercultural Project Funding of the Land Berlin. With the support of Goethe-Institut. |