cult baby, Kapitel II ARCHING INTO HYSTERIA

/ Schwindelfrei Festival / Exhibition + Performance / zeitraumexit @ T6/18 / 

How do we preserve diversity in narratives that constrain bodies? A 600-year-old document from the Marchivum is at the heart of this performative research lab. böse blumen follow a historical trail all the way to the present. In doing so, they open up spaces for vulnerability and collective negotiation in equal measure. böse blumen work at the intersection of performance, music production, text, and artistic research. They develop their work collaboratively, over the long term, and in a fluid manner.

With: Christina Bauernfeind, Sebastian Horn, Lola Zbornik, Rebecca Okechukwu.

The Schwindelfrei Festival for Dance, Theater, and Performance+ serves as a platform for showcasing and networking within Mannheim’s independent performing arts scene and the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. Every two years, the Mannheim Cultural Office uses the Schwindelfrei Festival to present current artistic approaches and forms of expression from the independent scene. Schwindelfrei opens up spaces for artistic processes, initiates an exchange between local and national scenes, and seeks connections with the neighborhoods and audiences of the city and the region.

zeitraumexit is a residency venue for two artist collectives whose performances are presented as part of the festival.