Grandmothers Of The Future
Performance Social/Urban Movements Theatre & Performance
Seven women position themselves within the traditional confines of their own (female) stories in the Grandmothers Of The Future performance, examining them from a transcultural and feminist perspective. They search for differences and similarities in the lives of their Egyptian, German, Greek, Iranian, Palestine, and Ukrainian grandmothers, from the early years of the 20th century until today.
The performers – two generations removed – ask themselves and each other: How did you become this woman before me today? Together, they create a negotiating space for social processes, retrospective, for future scenarios and shared reverie, on three generations, on three different continents.
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cast
With texts by: Jamila Al-Yousef, Javeh Asefdjah, Olga Blank, Amy Frega, Bianca Künzel, Phaedra Pisimisi, Carina Sperk, Matin Soofipour Omam, and Dorle Trachternach
Text editing: Matin Soofipour Omam and Dorle Trachternach. On stage: Jamila Al-Yousef, Javeh Asefdjah, Olga Blank, Amy Frega, Bianca Künzel, Phaedra Pisimisi, and Carina Sperk. Stage decor: Ria Papadopoulou. Choreography: Phaedra Pisimisi. Dramaturgy: Matin Soofipour Omam and Dorle Trachternach. Music: Jamila Al-Yousef. Sound design: Niovi Kitsiou and Robinson Skyabove. Production management: Katrin Wiesemann. Lighting: Eckehard Merholz. Sound: Taiga Trigo.
credits
Supported by the Cultural Department of the State Capital of Düsseldorf, the Ministry for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia State Office for the Independent Performing Arts