Based on four Chinese artists and their mothers, the documentary theater piece explores their diaspora experiences and the dynamics of their feelings and perceptions of home.
An inescapable dilemma: the alienation of global citizens from a single sense of belonging on the one hand and their profoundly complex feelings for their mothers and homeland on the other. The play sheds light on how individuals constantly cross linguistic, temporal and spatial borders and deal with information asymmetries and socio-cultural differences. The tendency towards cultural de-globalization plays just as much a role as the uncertainty of mobility, the tension of multiple identities and the redefinition of diaspora in the contemporary context.
The Berlin-based collective Nomadic Minutes consists of the artists CAO Kefei, ZHOU Niannian, ZHANG Deng and LIU ShiYu. They were born in China in four different decades, live and work in Germany and are active in artistic creation and cultural exchange between the two continents. »To Mom, I want to…« is a co-creation with author and playwright Jiayun Zhuang, who lives in China and the USA.
这部纪录剧场作品以四位中国艺术家以及与她们母亲的关系为核心，探讨她们的离散经验以及对家园情感和认知的动态变化。这是一个无法回避的两难问题：一方面是世界公民对单一归属感的疏离，另一方面是她们对母亲和家园深层而又复杂的情感。该作品揭示了个人如何不断跨越语言、时间和空间的边界，如何应对信息不对称和社会文化差异。面对文化去全球化的趋势，作品进一步思考流动性的不确定性、多重身份的张力，以及重新定义“离散“在当代背景下的意义。
柏林剧场组合游牧分钟 由艺术家曹克非、周念念、张灯和刘诗雨组成。她们分别出生于中国不同年代，活跃于中德两地的创作和文化交流。对妈妈，我想 … 是与居住在中国和美国的编剧兼戏剧构作庄稼昀的共同创作。
The premiere on May 10 will be followed by an audience discussion.
Premiere
- May 10, 2025
Upcoming Dates
- May 10, 2025, 20:00
- May 11, 2025, 18:00
A production by Jiayun Zhuang & Nomadic Minutes in cooperation with Ballhaus Ost Berlin and Theatre YOUNG Shanghai. Supported by Goethe-Institut International Coproduction Fund (IKF) and with the support of the Department of Culture and Education of the German Consulate General Shanghai, Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf, Culture Moves Europe, Goethe-Institut Boston, UMass Boston and Dr. Liya Yu.
