Concept, Direction, Narrative Design: Laura Q. Tontsch / Concept, Art Direction, Interaction Design: Katharina Muske / Stage Design: Yi-Ju Chou / Performance “Iele”: Maru Schwanitz / Production Management: Miha Gladovic
Laura Q. Tontsch & Katharina Muske
Nocturne Catalyst
- Game
- Performance
German /
A female vampire awakens and feeds on people’s suppressed anger. In “Nocturne Catalyst”, the audience becomes actively involved: using their smartphones, they unlock magical realities and fight together for love and justice – in both the real and virtual worlds.
At a time when patriarchal violence and hatred online have developed into a deadly storm, a female vampire awakens. She feeds not on blood, but on the anger that people suppress within themselves. Only this anger makes her stronger. Armed with queer-feminist magic, the audience members unleash this pent-up power and fight side by side, in both the real and virtual worlds, for love and justice.
“Nocturne Catalyst” is an app-based game performance. Using their smartphones, the audience control the game interactions and can thus encounter the virtual vampire, explore magical realities and activate special abilities designed to finally bring the eternal storm of violence to a halt.
Yet here, in the eye of the storm – a walk-in installation crafted from violently shaped materials – the audience is not alone. A mysterious figure emerges, their intentions shrouded in secrecy. Together, they must remember what is worth fighting for.
Team
Dates
Current
Price: 15 €, reduced 9 €
Credits
Production: Laura Q. Tontsch & Katharina Muske. Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Funded by: Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
Location
HAU3
Tempelhofer Ufer 10, 10963 BerlinHAU3 unfortunately is not barrier-free. Access to the theatre is via a stairwell (3rd floor). If you need help, please contact our Ticketing & Service team at +49 (0)30 259004-27 or email us at tickets@hebbel-am-ufer.de.
