Western Society (Gob Squad)

The starting point of Gob Squad’s performance is a home video found on the internet. The individual sequences of movement in the living room society are meticulously deciphered, dismantled and reassembled. This creates a panorama of Western society in the 21st century, half nightmare, half social utopia. At the heart of the party, in the middle of a crowd, is where loneliness is worst. According to the New York Times “a haunting, funny vision of a society that shifts from total inclusivity to isolating exclusion.” After numerous tours of "Western Society" Gob Squad comes back to HAU Hebbel am Ufer, where the journey began.

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Price: Reihe 1 – Reihe 3 = EUR 20 // Reihe 4 – Reihe 10 = EUR 15 // ermäßigt EUR 10

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In englischer und deutscher Sprache.

Dates:

Sat.

28.5.

20:30

ca. 120 Min.

Sun.

29.5.

20:30

ca. 120 Min.

Venue:
HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU2), Hallesches Ufer 32, Kreuzberg, 10963 Berlin

Credits:

Konzept / Regie: Gob Squad
Von und mit: Johanna Freiburg, Sean Patten, Damian Rebgetz, Tatiana Saphir, Sharon Smith, Berit Stumpf, Sarah Thom, Bastian Trost und Simon Wil
Sounddesign: Jeff McGrory, Torsten Schwarzbach
Video: Miles Chalcraft, Kathrin Krottenthaler
Realisation Kostüme: Emma Cattell und Kerstin Honeit
Realisation Bühnenbild: Lena Mody
Technische Leitung & Lichtdesign: Chris Umney, Max Wegner
Dramaturgie / Produktions-Leitung: Christina Runge
Produktionsassistenz: Mat Hand, Lena Mody
Regiehospitant: Sarah Sarina Rommedahl, Sophie Galibert
Management: Eva Hartmann
Production and develpoment in collaboration with Center Theatre Group, Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director (Los Angeles, CA). Coproduction: HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Spielart Festival (München) and brut (Wien). Presented in the context of House on Fire with support by the Cultural Programme of the European Union.

Gob Squad Arts Collective received institutional support as part of the concept period 2015 - 2018 by the Senate of Berlin – Cultural Affairs. The re-run is supported by The Governing Mayor of Berlin - Senate Chancellery – Cultural Affairs.

Participants:

» Gob Squad

Gob Squad is a group of artists that works collectively on conception, staging, and performance in the borderlands between theater, art, and media. Founded in 1994 by students from Nottingham and Gießen, Gob Squad has been settled in Berlin since 1999. Gob Squad seeks out encounters with spectators that exceed the classical conditions of reception. The group alternates between stage performance, video installation, interactive live film, radio play, and urban intervention. Since then their productions have been shown in many parts of the world. "Before Your Very Eyes" has been invited to the German Theatertreffen 2012. In November 2014 Gob Squad celebrated its 20 years of existence with the long weekend “Be Part of Something Bigger – Celebrating the art of collectives and 20 years of Gob Squad” at HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Mostly recently, the co-productions “Western Society” and “Are You With Us?” have been seen at HAU, as well as “Super Night Shot” and “Room Service”.

Venue Info:

» HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU2)

With its three stages, HAU1, HAU2, and HAU3, HAU Hebbel am Ufer stands for current artistic positions at the interface of theatre, dance, and performance. Additionally, music, visual arts, and public discussions are also essential components of the programme. Together with the artists, the artistic team, under the direction of Annemie Vanackere, is seeking out forms that can bring deep artistic expression to a radically altered order of social and geopolitical relations. Both in national and international contexts, HAU Hebbel am Ufer is widely cross-linked. Self-productions and co-productions, festivals and projects from the Berlin, national and international scenes are prepared and shown here. Furthermore, HAU annually organises “Tanz im August”, one of the most renowned dance festivals in Europe.