Gob Squad & Nachbar*innen

Dancing with our Neighbours

  • Theatre
Arabic /  German /  English /  Farsi /  With German translation /  With English translation /  Turkish /  approx. 90 mins.

I know I am different from you. We have different beliefs, different experiences, different languages and bank account balances, and the world receives and labels us in different ways. But we are all here to dance – together or alone – to defy a world that is in the process of tearing itself apart by polarizing us. Can we still come together – especially now? 

For their 30th anniversary, Gob Squad want to share their collective practice, stage and authorship and take neighbours from Mehringplatz to the dance floor. Based on the rules of their performance “Dancing About”, where every individual confession is turned into a dance, they search each night anew in unusual constellations: What brings them together and what divides them? In a performative disco, they honestly and playfully explore questions of identity and celebrate their diversity and similarities through dance.

If I say: "We are poorer than our parents" – will you dance along?

Cast

Concept: Gob Squad / With & by: Nawid Ahmadi, Gizem Akman, Oska Borcherding, Johanna Freiburg, Mo Mara Hundt, Fatina Jaber, Mmakgosi Kgabi, Jacqueline Koch, Jenin Abdul Majid, Sabine Müller, Sean Patten, Lamisha Rahman, Salma Salaheldin, Mike Schäfer, Sharon Smith, Berit Stumpf, Sarah Thom, Bastian Trost, Simon Will / Artistic collaboration: Katharina Joy Book / Video design: Miles Chalcraft / Sound design: Sebastian Bark, Tatiana Saphir / Collaboration sound and video design: Tama-Nomi Jacobi / Costume: Emma Cattell, Sarah Thom / Collaboration costume: Jola Hauschild / Translation: Aya Zavê Khalil, Cagla Aribal, Niusha Ramzani, Mahtab Sabetara, Salma Salaheldin / Light: Claes Schwennen / Technical direction: Claes Schwennen / Production: Heleen De Boever / Supervisor Outreach: Nora Vollmond / Evaluation: Ayla Suveren / Gob Squad Management Team: Company Manager: Marta Hewelt, Funding & Financial Planning: Caroline Gentz, Financial Administration & Production: Grischa Schwiegk, Touring & Public Relations: Talea Schuré

Dates

Past
  • Premiere
    Mon 27.5.2024, 20:00 / HAU2
  • Tue 28.5.2024, 20:00 / HAU2
  • Thu 30.5.2024, 20:00 / HAU2
  • Fri 31.5.2024, 20:00 / HAU2
  • Sat 1.6.2024, 18:00 / HAU2
  • Sun 2.6.2024, 18:00 / HAU2
Notes:

27, 30, 31 May:
English, German, Farsi, Arabic

28 May, 1 + 2 June:
English, German, Turkish, Arabic

Credits

Gob Squad would like to thank all the neighbours of Mehringplatz, F1 Stadtteilzentrum, Quartiersmanagement Mehringplatz, Common Wealth Theatre, Azadeh Ganjeh, Mat Hand, Tina Pfurr, Laura Tonke, Theaterhaus Mitte, Stella Konstantinou and the team of HAU to connect (HAU's outreach programme) and all those involved in the workshops and tryouts who supported and helped us develop this project.

 

Production: Gob Squad, HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Funded by: Kulturstiftung des Bundes, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien. Gob Squad are funded as part of the 2024-2027 concept funding programme of the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.

Location

HAU2
Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin

There 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. Tickets for wheelchair users and accompanying persons can also be booked via the ticketing system. If you need help, please contact our Ticketing & Service team at +49 (0)30 259004-27 or send us an email to
tickets@hebbel-am-ufer.de.

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