What do pro wrestling, bodybuilding and artistic swimming have in common? Glittering spandex, overtrained bodies and the accusation that they are »not real« sports. Yet these disciplines are extreme physical feats. The lecture asks: What makes show sports so special? What performativities emerge between kitsch, control, sport and theater? And what body politics flex in the ring, on the stage or in the pool?
Marie Simons works as a director and dramaturge in the independent scene. Simons researches, works and writes from a queer-feminist perspective on gender and body productions in popular culture, especially in show sport.
