Performance: Yukiko Sasaki, Saho Ito, Kei Namba, Mari Ando, Izumi Aoyagi, Azusa Kamimura, Shiho Ishibashi / Set design: Shusaku Futamura / Music: Sangatsu / Dramaturgy: Sebastian Breu / Stage director: Koro Suzuki / Sound direction: Norimasa Ushikawa / Sound operator: Akino Hayashi / Lighting diretion: Tomomi Ohira / Lighting operation: Naoko Ito / Video direction: Shimpei Yamada / Production: Akane Nakamura / Company management: Tamiko Ouki
Toshiki Okada / chelfitsch
Current Location
- Theatre
100 min (without a break)
In the spring of 2012, the atmospherically dense conversation play was one of the first works to react artistically to the catastrophe of March 11, 2011. Seven women live in a place called “Village”. One day clouds start to loom. A rumour circulates that they carry a menacing curse. An old woman appears in the local library and provokes an uproar by exclaiming that under no circumstances should people let themselves get wet in the rain. The protagonists go through a process of understanding that is painful and conflictual. Should they believe what people are saying? Is it better to leave the place where they are? “Current Location” marks a new phase in Okada's dramatic work. Unlike the primarily movement oriented productions of the past, the director quite consciousness introduces a fictional plot and dramatic characters here. A small-town cosmos emerges, shot through with science fiction elements and an apocalyptic tone.
Part of "Japan Syndrome - Art and Politics after Fukushima"
Production: chelfitsch in collaboration with precog (Tokyo). Co-production: Doosan Art Center (Seoul). Commissioned by KAAT (Kanagawa Arts Theater, Yokohama) 2012.
Cast
Dates
Past
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.
