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
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
Dates
Past
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 BerlinThere 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.
Latest information for arrival:
There is currently a construction site on Hallesches Ufer between Wilhelmstraße and Möckernbrücke underground station. There is a divided replacement route for pedestrians (right) and cyclists (left), which are separated by a yellow ground line. The carriageway is narrowed to one lane.
Travelling to HAU2 via U Hallesches Tor:
If you are coming from Hallesches Tor underground station, you will have to use an alternative footpath from Wilhelmstraße / Hallesches Ufer junction, which is separated from the carriageway by a construction fence – the actual footpath is currently closed. Please note: the alternative route is also used by cyclists. Pedestrians should keep to the right. We therefore currently recommend that visually impaired or blind visitors come to the HAU with an accompanying person.
Arrival HAU2 via U Möckernbrücke:
When you leave Möckernbrücke underground station, please stay on the footpath on the canal side until you reach Hallesches Ufer / Großbeerenstraße junction – the opposite side is currently closed due to construction work.
