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REINHEIT

Oliver Zahn

Doctor:
What is it she does now? Look, how she rubs her hands.

Gentlewoman:
It is an accustomed action with her, to seem thus
washing her hands: I have known her to continue in
this a quarter of an hour.

— William Shakespeare, Macbeth

The work is inspired by the examination of historical and contemporary concepts of control concepts of control, security and cleanliness — individually and socially, as an engine of civilization, as a means of emancipation and oppression.
»REINHEIT« meticulously recontructs a seemingly endless, compulsive loop of hand-washing from the heyday or the Covid pandemic.

 

Oliver Zahn is a theater maker and performer. His work is always based on extensive research – ethnographic, archive-based and embodying self-experimentation.

 

TRIGGER WARNING


The performance contains scenes that address and depict mental illness and could therefore be disturbing for viewers.

with Jan Jaroszek Concept, text, direction, space Oliver Zahn Choreography Der Zwang Dramaturgy Felizitas Stilleke Light, technical management Dennis Dita Kopp Creative producer Martina Neu Public relations Kerstin Böttcher

A production by Oliver Zahn in cooperation with Ballhaus Ost. Supported by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds.

Dates

Premiere

  • Dec 05, 2024
Past Dates
  • Dec 05, 2024
  • Dec 06, 2024
  • Dec 07, 2024
  • Dec 08, 2024
  • Apr 03, 2025
  • Apr 04, 2025