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COMMON TONGUE: Trauma Kink

Giuvlipen

»Trauma Kink« is a show about how early and adult traumas define our perception of intimacy and pleasure. The show opens the conversation about trauma in a natural way, through the stories of five artists who open up to the public in a performative approach that combines confessional elements with fiction and the hedonistic imaginary.

A show about trauma and hedonism, beyond dictionary definitions, but above all about the healing power of vulnerability.

»Trauma Kink« is the show with which Giuvlipen returns to the stage after two years of a pandemic that marked our lives, mental health and the way we communicate and relate to each other. In crisis situations, the violence and distance between us, humans, grows and in Trauma Kink we felt the urgency to open a conversation about sexual abuse and consent, about desire and boundaries, and about the thin line that separates the victim from the abuser. About how the patriarchal societies we live in shame us for our desires and pleasures. About who we really are if our traumas and sexuality define us as persons.

 

Giuvlipen, Romania’s first Roma feminist theater company, creates bold, experimental and a highly performative art since 2014. Founded by Mihaela Dragan and Zita Moldovan, we spotlight silenced Roma voices through performative stories, seeking partners to amplify our impact. Giuvlipen offers groundbreaking Roma feminist theater that challenges social norms and amplifies marginalized voices through innovative, performative storytelling. 

 

As part of Common Tongue — International Roma Theatre Festival
12th – 15th June 2024 Berlin @Grüner Salon – Volksbühne – Ballhaus Ost

 

TRIGGER WARNING


THE SHOW TALKS ABOUT TRAUMA , SEXUAL KINKS, VIOLENCE, SEXUALIZED VIOLENCE, LACK OF CONSENT, RAPE, RAPE PHANTASIES, SEX WORK, BDSM, HOMO-HOSTILITY/HOMOPHOBIA, SUICIDE.

Premiere

  • Jun 14, 2024
Past Dates
  • Jun 14, 2024

Tickets

15 | 10 Euros
Tickets can be purchased by phone, mail or online.
For online tickets, 13% presale fee and 2,- Euro service fee are charged in addition to the basic ticket price by the provider Reservix.

Duration

75 minutes

Language

romanian (with english and german surtitles)

With

Arhanghella, Mihaela Drăgan, Zita Moldovan, Leah Cabiria Morgenstern, Răzvan Rotaru

Text

Mihaela Drăgan

Directing and scenography

Gabriel Sandu

Scenography assistant & lights concept

Miruna Croitoru

Video

Aural Eye

Music

Andrei Horjea

Choreography

Răzvan Rotaru

Costumes

Patricia Suciu

German surtitles

Anna Galescu

Surtitles operator

Monica Zarna

Light operator

Elian Culiță

Sound operator

Cosmin Băiță

Video operator

Oana Crăciunescu

 
A project by RomaTrial e.V. in co-operation with Volksbühne, Ballhaus Ost and Collegium Hungaricum Berlin. Funded by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds