With: Sunhee Bae, Nari Sohn, Ven. Donghwan, Isu Kim Lee (Isu Mignon Mignonne), Tetokun, Jaehun, Cha Yeonså
“Spring Night” develops from the motif of the “dog beneath the magnolia tree – miscarrying, beaten, and finally asleep”, drawn from a poem by South Korean poet Kim Eon Hee. The Berlin version, following its premiere in the depths of winter in Seoul, unfolds as a ritual in late spring – something that arrives from afar and is already in the process of disappearing. In this one-hour interactive performance, voices and sounds intertwine with fragments of poetry, deconstructed vocalizations, and Buddhist chanting. Here, loneliness appears as a shared condition: each person remains alone within their own perception, yet is gathered within a collective rhythm of attention and movement.
Spring Night
The dogless
Dog owner stands
Before the dogless
Dog house
From bare magnolia branches
Fist-sized
Skulls
Burst forth, tearing through April’s air
What kind of hole devours babies, then spits out their bones?
Beneath this tree
The dog that kept birthing stillborns
Was beaten
To death
All she wanted was to
Get it over with and
Sleep
— Kim Eon Hee, “Spring Night”
Übersetzt von Soje, 2025
Team
Dates
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Part of “Being Alone - Artistic Perspectives from Central and East Asia and Beyond“, a project within “Solitude: Loneliness & Freedom,” an initiative of the Goethe-Institutes in East and Central Asia in cooperation with HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Curatorial contribution by Je Yun Moon. Commissioned by Goethe-Institut Korea.
Credits
Part of “Being Alone - Artistic Perspectives from Central and East Asia and Beyond“, a project within “Solitude: Loneliness & Freedom,” an initiative of the Goethe-Institutes in East and Central Asia in cooperation with HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Curatorial contribution by Je Yun Moon. Commissioned by Goethe-Institut Korea.
Location
HAU1
Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Access to the Parkett by means of a separate entrance with lift when necessary. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available.
