Concept and Performance: Antonia Baehr, Bettina Blanc Penther / Concept Visual Installation: Nadia Lauro / Music and Sound Design: Diane Blondeau / Light Design: Eduardo Abdala
Antonia Baehr & Bettina Blanc Penther
Silver Butch and Baby Butch
In a visual installation by Nadia Lauro
- Performance
- Dance
Two generations of choreographers/performers meet: Antonia Baehr and Bettina Blanc Penther, calling on the figure of the butch dyke. Is the butch dyke an anachronistic figure, a timeless character, or does she belong to the future? In other words, how can this figure provoke reflections on time, open cracks in its fabric, and rearrange the dominant narratives of a personal, cultural, and social history? With “Silver Butch and Baby Butch” the duo navigates through different temporalities, such as the topos of the ‘last lesbian bar’, or the lumberjack shirt, marker of a butch dyke identity that spans the ages. The two characters knot thread, knit times, dance about, pat each other on the back to the rhythm of their hiccups and a soundscape created by Diane Blondeau’s, all admist a visual installation by Nadia Lauro. The devil is always part of the pattern.
Cast
Dates
Current
Credits
Production: Alexandra Wellensiek (make up productions), Lucille Belland (No Small Mess). Koproduktion: HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Funded by: Fonds Darstellende Künste which is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Supported by: Ménagerie de Verre (Paris) im Rahmen von Studiolab, Uferstudios (Berlin), tak Theater im Aufbauhaus (Berlin), Aula im Milchhof (Berlin), Théâtre l’Aire Libre, Le joli collectif.
Location
HAU3
Tempelhofer Ufer 10, 10963 BerlinHAU3 unfortunately is not barrier-free. Access to the theatre is via a stairwell (3rd floor). The use of a lift is possible with prior arrangement. 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. Wheelchair users are also kindly requested to register their attendance at least one day before the performance.
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