Giants. Eine Reise ohne Ende
A shadow play by Lena Appel
in collaboration with Leonie Chima Emeka
Foto: John Hussain Flindt
Related Exhibition
| Entry | free |
| Registration |
No registration required. Limited seating. Visitors will be outside in front of the Kunsthaus during the performance, so please wear appropriate clothing and bring an umbrella if necessary. |
“Your shadow is your personal shape, your silent companion, your own flat echo. It's worse than your ego, it's your creep — always just there. In the mythology of shadow, the devil can snip yours from your feet and make off with it, but if he takes it away, you miss it terribly. In a way, then, isn't your shadow kind of like your subjectivity?” — Amy Sillman
Don Quixote embarks on a journey to seek love that is absolute and completely fulfilling.
On stage, two dancers encounter each other in intimate gestures, touching, caressing, and hurting each other. Movement, gestures, and fragments of text intersect, overlap, and interweave, yet never fully agree. Giants references feminist icons Kathy Acker and Monique Wittig, Cervantes' classic Don Quixote, 500-year-old midwifery books, and very personal experiences, woven together into a shadow play.
A piece by Lena Appel in collaboration with Leonie Chima Emeka
Text: Lena Appel, Leonie Chima Emeka, Louisa Behr Performance: Aisling Hayes, annu koetter
Painting and stage design: Maria Moritz
Props and costumes: Carla Renée Loose
Sound: Nikki Buzzi
Documentation: John Hussain Flindt, Rachel Ashton