Playing on Nerves. A Punk Dream
as part of the 40th One World Days
Performance Social/Urban Movements Theatre & Performance
The Republic of Moldova, too, was swept up in the capitalist triumph and technological advances since it gained state independence in 1991. A future as a communal project and, therefore, the prospect of a good life for everyone have been relegated to the farthest reaches. The I has become exploited, estranged, stressed out, and it needs to be permanently productive to ensure survival. With this second instalment of their “Sinfonie des Fortschritts (Symphony of Progress)” trilogy, Nicoleta Esinencu and teatru- spălătorie demand the right to imagine an alternative to capitalism back. In a rousing polyphony of sounds and interviews, they create a beat on-stage that turns into capitalism’s nightmare.
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cast
By: Nicoleta Esinencu, teatru-spălătorie. Team: Nicoleta Esinencu, Artiom Zavadovsky, Doriana Talmazan, Kira Semionov, Nora Dorogan, Ciprian Marinescu. Performance: Artiom Zavadovsky, Doriana Talmazan, Kira Semionov. Technical realisation: Neonil Roșca. Technology: Sergiu Iachimov. Artistic advice: Aenne Quiñones (HAU). Production management: Jana Penz (HAU). Technical direction: Sven Nichterlein (HAU) , Annette Becker (HAU). Sound: Janis Klinkhammer, Yvonne Reittinger. Lighting: Lea Schneidermann (HAU), Anna Cackett. Translation Moldavian Romanian into German: Ciprian Marinescu, Frank Weigand. Translation Moldavian Romanian into English: Artiom Zavadovsky. Editor English translation: Tallulah Rubee Fegan.
credits
Production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer and teatru-spălătorie. Co-production: FFT Düsseldorf, HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts Dresden. Supported by: Capital Cultural Fund.
Playing On Nerves. A Punk Dream is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the Alliance of International Production Houses.
This event is part of the 40th Düsseldorf One World Days under the motto ‘Our future is now’ and is sponsored by the One World Advisory Board of the state capital Düsseldorf.
