Henrike Iglesias

FLAMES TO DUST

brut nordwest
Performance Austrian premiere in German and English (with surtitles)
{Mortality} {Grief} {Finality}

Henrike Iglesias are back at brut! FLAMES TO DUST is their show about finality and grief, endings and loops and loops and endings. Together we ask: Why do all good things come to an end (end)? And what if we were able to start again? Inspired by the death positive movement and based on personal experiences, the performance collective goes on a journey that’s all about mortality and vanitas.

, © Dorothea Tuch

Henrike Iglesias FLAMES TO DUST

, © Dorothea Tuch

Henrike Iglesias FLAMES TO DUST

, © Dorothea Tuch

Henrike Iglesias FLAMES TO DUST

, © Dorothea Tuch

Henrike Iglesias FLAMES TO DUST

, © Dorothea Tuch

Henrike Iglesias FLAMES TO DUST

, © Dorothea Tuch

Henrike Iglesias FLAMES TO DUST

, © Photo: Dorothea Tuch / Cake: Lila Steinkampf

Henrike Iglesias FLAMES TO DUST

, © Photo: Dorothea Tuch / Cake: Lila Steinkampf

Henrike Iglesias FLAMES TO DUST

Caught up between rebirth and the apocalypse, we ask – together with our smartphones: What are the narratives that make our being in this world kind of meaningful? What’s our relationship with death? Why are we so eager to ignore its presence in our everyday lives? And what does death mean for queer family structures?

               

For Henrike Iglesias, phenomena of popular culture and the mass media mirror social situations and grievances, so they set out to shed a light on them from queer and feminist perspectives. They do experimental performances and are based in Berlin and Basel, the regular crew including Anna Fries, Eva G. Alonso, Malu Peeters, Marielle Schavan, and Sophia Schroth. Their shows are mostly shown at SOPHIENSÆLE in Berlin, and have been invited to such events as the Heidelberger Stückemarkt, the FIBA Festival in Buenos Aires, the Berlin Theatertreffen’s Digital Showcase, and Politik im Freien Theater. Their pieces OH MY! (imagetanz festival, 2019), FRESSEN (‘Gorging’, 2020), and UNDER PRESSURE (2021) were presented at brut Wien. https://henrikeiglesias.com

 

INFO: This is an interactive performance. Each audience member needs a mobile phone to participate in the performance. If you cannot bring a smartphone, the performance collective will provide you one to participate in the performance.

CONTENT NOTE: In the performance, death and grief are explicitly addressed and the experiences of those affected are shared (including a detailed description of a child loss in a chat history).

Credits

Concept, text, performance Henrike Iglesias (Anna Fries, Eva G. Alonso, Malu Peeters, Marielle Schavan, Sophia Schroth) Coding & creative technology bleeptrack Costume designMascha Mihoa Bischoff Assistant director & voice performance María Giacaman Costume assistant Marie Göhler Outside eye Olivia Hyunsin Kim Production management Germany ehrliche arbeit – freies Kulturbüro Production management Switzerland Maxine Devaud/oh la la – performing arts production Sound support Lisa Eßwein Translation & surtitling Naomi Boyce Ceramics Lauriane Daphne Carl

A production by Henrike Iglesias co-produced with SOPHIENSÆLE, Berlin, FFT Düsseldorf, brut Wien, ROXY Birsfelden. Funded by the Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa, the Fonds Darstellende Künste using funds provided by the German Federal Minister of Culture and the Media as part of NEUSTART KULTUR, the Expert Board for Dance & Theatre BS/BL, and the Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung (SIS).

Dates & Tickets

INFO: This is an interactive performance. Each audience member needs a mobile phone to participate in the performance. If you cannot bring a smartphone, the performance collective will provide you one to participate in the performance.

CONTENT NOTE: In the performance, death and grief are explicitly addressed and the experiences of those affected are shared (including a detailed description of a child loss in a chat history).

February 2023

Thu. 09.02.2023, 18:00
Choose your price €22 / €16 / €11

Thu. 09.02.2023, 20:00
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Fri. 10.02.2023, 18:00
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Fri. 10.02.2023, 20:00
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Sat. 11.02.2023, 18:00
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Sat. 11.02.2023, 20:00
Sold Out (except for wheelchair spaces)

brut nordwest
Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
accessible

Downloads

Evening programme FLAMES TO DUST (PDF)

 

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