With: Silvia Calderoni / Director: Enrico Casagrande and Daniela Nicolò / Dramaturgy: Daniela Nicolò and Silvia Calderoni / Sound: Enrico Casagrande / In collaboration with: Paolo Panella and Damiano Bagli / Lights and Video: Alessio Spirli / Production: Elisa Bartolucci and Valentina Zangari / Tour Manager: Ilaria Mancia / International Distribution: Lisa Gilardino
MOTUS
MDLSX
- Tanz im August
Man or woman? That is the question that “MDLSX” revolves around. Silvia Calderoni presents a masterful gender performance that transgresses beyond gender binaries; it undermines and blurs these borders in order to show how absurd their construction really is. The actress takes us with her on a journey to the core of ourselves, reaching beyond definition and categorization. “MDLSX” is both biography and fiction, a mix of theory and Indie music, DJ performance and home video. The camera, which Calderoni often operates herself, is merely an external eye. Although it is relentlessly intrusive, its perspective remains superficial. It cannot wholly capture the more complex inner truth that “MDLSX” evokes. At once fictional and personal, this piece searches for new forms of identity formation. Silvia Calderoni, who has been a member of the radical Italian theatre company MOTUS for ten years, uses “MDLSX” to experiment with DJing as a form of theatre. Just like a priestess, she stands enthroned behind her Dj podium – a harbinger of a cult of fluid gender identities. Man or woman? In the end, you will feel like reformulating the question in order to ask: does it really matter?
Production Motus 2015
In collaboration with La Villette - Résidence D’artistes 2015 Paris, Create To Connect (Eu Project) Bunker/ Mladi Levi Festival Ljubjana, Santarcangelo 2015 Festival Internazionale Del Teatro In Piazza, L’arboreto - Teatro Dimora Di Mondaino, Marche Teatro
With the support of Mibact, Regione Emilia Romagna
Duration 80 minutes
Cast
Dates
Past
Location
HAU3
Tempelhofer Ufer 10, 10963 BerlinHAU3 unfortunately is not barrier-free. Access to the theatre is via a stairwell (3rd floor). 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.
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.
