Guilty Pleasures
Performance · Premiere by Romuald Krężel
In the frame of Fold - Energie der Erzählungen Tickets
In his new choreographic work, Romuald Krężel merges two areas of his previous artistic and research practices: ecological and class discourse. “Guilty Pleasures” takes a critical look at climate politics strategies of recent decades, like carbon guilt and flight shame, that are navigated through affective dimensions of guilt and pleasure. Confronting them with the usually overlooked perspectives and needs of the working class, especially those employed in the energy sector, this work searches for common ground in which a climate movement for the many can take root. In “Guilty Pleasures”, the politics of energy is confronted with its poetics. Channeled through electric guitars, energy becomes a material presence that prompts the questions: Where does power come from? The power that keeps our lights on? The power to change our systems?
Accessibility
Studio 1 has a 1.5 m lowered area, accessible only by 7 steps. Thus, the studio is not barrier-free on the lower area. Access to the upper part of the studio is possible without steps. The studio has two wheelchair places. The barrier-free toilet is located in the foyer of studios 3, 4 and 5, approx. 20m across the courtyard.
Accessibility
Studio 1 has a 1.5 m lowered area, accessible only by 7 steps. Thus, the studio is not barrier-free on the lower area. Access to the upper part of the studio is possible without steps. The studio has two wheelchair places. The barrier-free toilet is located in the foyer of studios 3, 4 and 5, approx. 20m across the courtyard.
Early boarding is possible shortly before the performance, please register beforehand via ticket@tanzfabrik-berlin.de
Wheelchair seats are available, please register beforehand (1 day in advance) via ticket@tanzfabrik-berlin.de
A beanbag can be provided in case needed.
A beanbag can be provided in case needed.
If you have any further questions about the access requirements for this performance, please contact: access@tanzfabrik-berlin.de
Further information on accessibility can be found on our website: https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/barrierefreiheit#
Content Note / Sensory Stimuli
The language spoken during the performance is mainly English, some parts are spoken in German. The written language used in the projections is English. There are moments of flickering lights during the performance. The volume of the live sound during the performance is very high. Ear plugs will be offered at the studio entrance before the performance.
19.10. 17:00 Family Friendly Environment
In the afternoon performances marked «Family Friendly Environment - All families welcome», parents and caregivers are warmly welcome together with their children. Although the performances are not specifically designed for young audiences, we aim to create a family-friendly environment, both outside and inside the studio. We understand if children cannot sit still throughout and families may wish to leave the performance in between or earlier. Unfortunately, we are not yet able to offer childcare. Admission is free for all accompanied children up to and including the age of 12.
The performance is suitable for children of school age and above. We kindly ask you to bring your own noise-canceling headphones. Earplugs are available on site in Studio 13 and at the entrance to the performance in Studio 1.
Romuald Krężel
Romuald Krężel (he/him) is a Polish-born artist who lives and works in Berlin. He holds an MA in choreography and performance from the Justus Liebig University in Gießen. His artistic work is based on expanded choreographic practices that incorporate visual and performative elements. The resulting movement-based performances, site-specific installations, participatory projects, videos and other hybrid formats explore themes such as labor, resistance, class struggle, climate change and the potential exchange between humans and non-humans. www.romualdkrezel.com
On October 17, following the performance, there will be an Artist Talk for students, organized and led by Theaterscoutings Berlin. The talk is open to all audience members.
Concept, Artistic Direction, Choreography: Romuald Krężel
Concept, Artistic Direction, Choreography: Romuald Krężel
From and with: René Alejandro Huari Mateus, MINQ, Melanie Jame Wolf
Dramaturgy, Text: Cory Tamler
Light Design, Technical Direction: Annegret Schalke
Projection Design: Fag Tips
Sound Design: Samuel Hertz
Costumes: Maldoror
Production: Anna Konrad
A production by Romuald Krężel in co-production with Tanzfabrik Berlin BÜHNE. Funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. With the kind support of the residency program of HELLERAU - European Center for the Arts, Dresden, Uferstudios Berlin and PSR Collective. The research process was supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
↪ FURTHER BIOGRAPHIES
MINQ (they/them) is a sound artist, researcher, and DJ based in Berlin. They are exploring the realms of sound, performance, and installation. Recently, they completed a Master's degree in Sound Studies and Sonic Arts at the Universität der Künste Berlin, focusing their research on collective performance and sound art for d/Deaf audiences. Inspired by Black queer feminism and transformative justice, MINQ investigates how listening and vocal practices can promote connection and foster transformation.
Melanie Jame Wolf (she/her) is a writer, performer, choreographer, and visual artist who lives and works in Berlin. Spaces that have presented her work include Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Kunstmuseum Basel, KW – Institute of Contemporary Art, HAU – Hebbel am Ufer, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, nGbK, The National 2019: New Australian Art biennial, Sophiensaele, Münchner Kammerspiele, Kasseler Dokfest, Bärenwzinger Berlin, SOPHIE TAPPEINER, and Institute of Modern Art Brisbane.
For René Alejandro Huari Mateus (she/her), dance of movement resists, eludes form, and in disorientation renders the meaning of choreography meaningless—a urgency in which Germany can be told differently from a post-migrant perspective. Huari Mateus prefers to work in exchange with long-time friends such as C. Creutzburg, N. Dzyuban, J. Eschert, and Z. Žabková—as well as with R. Krezel, with whom she co-developed “To See Climate (Change)”.
↪ FURTHER BIOGRAPHIES
MINQ (they/them) is a sound artist, researcher, and DJ based in Berlin. They are exploring the realms of sound, performance, and installation. Recently, they completed a Master's degree in Sound Studies and Sonic Arts at the Universität der Künste Berlin, focusing their research on collective performance and sound art for d/Deaf audiences. Inspired by Black queer feminism and transformative justice, MINQ investigates how listening and vocal practices can promote connection and foster transformation.
Melanie Jame Wolf (she/her) is a writer, performer, choreographer, and visual artist who lives and works in Berlin. Spaces that have presented her work include Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Kunstmuseum Basel, KW – Institute of Contemporary Art, HAU – Hebbel am Ufer, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, nGbK, The National 2019: New Australian Art biennial, Sophiensaele, Münchner Kammerspiele, Kasseler Dokfest, Bärenwzinger Berlin, SOPHIE TAPPEINER, and Institute of Modern Art Brisbane.
For René Alejandro Huari Mateus (she/her), dance of movement resists, eludes form, and in disorientation renders the meaning of choreography meaningless—a urgency in which Germany can be told differently from a post-migrant perspective. Huari Mateus prefers to work in exchange with long-time friends such as C. Creutzburg, N. Dzyuban, J. Eschert, and Z. Žabková—as well as with R. Krezel, with whom she co-developed “To See Climate (Change)”.