Artistic direction & choreography: Joana Tischkau / Performance: Aaron Samuel Davis, Emeka Ene, Shanice Trustfull, Sophie Yukiko / Sound: Frieder Blume / Costumes: Nadine Bakota / Graphic design costumes: Anke Sondi Rumohr / Stage: Carlo Siegfried / Collaboration Costumes: Marie Göhler / Lighting design: Hendrik Borowski / Dramaturgy: Nuray Demir, Maxi Menja Lehmann, Anta Recke / Artistic production management: Lianne Mol / Management: Lisa Gehring / Collaboration production: Marlene Brandhorst / Motion capture training: Ace Ruele (Creative Bionics) / Trailer: Lennart Brede / VG Bild-Kunst / Make-up: Lou Willis / Nail Design: Franky Reyes / Outside Eye: Anta Recke
Joana Tischkau
RUNNIN’
- Performance
- Dance
75 mins.
“RUNNIN’” deals with the perception of Black people who run. In competitive sport, the successes of Black athletes are repeatedly justified in racist terms, revealing white fantasies of a supernaturally strong and fast Black body. In public spaces, on the other hand, Black people who run are often confronted with prejudice, mistrust or even physical violence.
This virtual imaginary space between superhuman athleticism and mortal danger, into which Black bodies enter when running, is the frame of reference for Joana Tischkau's new stage work. What meaning does “everydayness” have in movement, which bodies are allowed to do what and how much space is granted to whom? How many dignified black bodies can the white gaze tolerate?
While the choreographer, director and performer Tischkau explored the overlaps between Pina Bausch and the ZDF hit parade in her last successful piece “Ich nehm dir alles weg – Ein Schlagerballett,” in “RUNNIN’,” she brings together white projections on black athletes with the concept of ‘pedestrian movement’ – a form of postmodern dance from the 1960s that focused on simple, everyday, seemingly ‘neutral’ movements such as walking or standing.
But what happens when precisely these movements – long considered inconspicuous and universal – are performed by Black bodies on stage? Are Black people ever just pedestrians? And why is the ‘pedestrian movement’ in contemporary dance so white? “RUNNIN’” unfolds an everyday repertoire of movement: Joana Tischkau and her performers stroll, pause, walk, run and form up; they set off and overtake contemporary dance.
Cast
Dates
Past
Further Information
Visitor note
Notes:
20.+21.9.: Combi ticket “RUNNIN’” and “My Kingdom for a Joke” by Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends >> here
After the performance on 21.9.: Artist Talk with Joy Kristin Kalu
Credits
Production: Joana Tischkau. Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Theater RAMPE (Stuttgart). Funded by: Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Supported by: Kulturamt Frankfurt am Main.
Location
HAU2
Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available. Four relaxed seats are available in the first row of HAU2.
