ΣΤΙΓΜΑ1 (Stigma)
Dance theatre about the stigmatisation of people living with HIV/AIDS
- Premiere: 27.11.2019
- More dates I: 28./29./30.11 & 01.12.2019
- more dates II: 01.12.2022 am Welt-Aids-Tag
studiobühneköln & COMEDIA Theater
#STUDIO PRODUCTION
“Tolerance should really be only a temporary attitude: it must lead to recognition. To tolerate is to offend.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Today, many people believe they know everything there is to know about HIV and AIDS. And to most, discrimination seems like a marginal issue in our society. But what if you are HIV-positive? This performance invites the audience to step into the everyday lives of people living with HIV and AIDS. It reveals both visible and hidden forms of discrimination – and shows the impact these have on the lives, dignity and wellbeing of those affected. Through movement and self-written texts, deeply personal stories are brought to the stage.
Help us turn tolerance into recognition.
PRODUCTION
Co-produced with studiobühneköln and Aidshilfe NRW e.V.
Funded by the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne and Aktion Mensch.
With the kind support of MVZ Innere Medizin Köln and Birken Apotheke.
Special thanks to:
Bernd Franke, Stephan Gellrich, Gottfried Dunkel, Benjamin Thele, Teresa Weber-Chuo, Ludger Lamers, Katerina Minogianni, Nikos Moustakas, Elias Romanos, Michael Bau, Mona Kloos, Falk Adam, Ansgar Drücker, Nadja Schmitz, Stefan Zeh, Toni Tsonev, Charis Loupasi, Nikolaos Delveroudis, Luise Lochmann, Anna-Carolin Weber, Christian Küpper, Ingo Müller, Benedetta Reuter, Saskia Clemens, Michael Bauer, Rolf Becker, Aleksandar Kovacevic, Kostis Kazanas, Günter Krumm, Elissavet Hasse, Wolfgang Weidmann, Sascha Hüllen, Peny Dedoglou, Isabel, Lorenz, Stefan Berg, Rita Dompert, Marc Gerlings, Carolin Thele, Barbara Renz, Markus Bachmann, Moritz Schneider, Wolff Negwer, Dirk Meyer, Markus Tomczyk, Philipp Spiegel, Tanja Krahm, Rene Nicolai, Bodo Busch, Susanne Grau, Alexandra Lech
Creativ team
- Concept / Direction: Nikos Konstantakis
- Choreography: Stephanie Felber
- Performers: Mel Bialas, Daniela Kaschinski, Marianne Kreuzig, Maria Mercedes Flores, Robert Schmitz, Karoline Strys and Maria Tatter
- Text / Voice Recordings: Susanne Grau, Alexandra Lech, Sotiria Loucopoulos, Philipp Spiegel, Lina Spieth, Markus Tomczyk, the performers, and anonymous interviewees
- Costume & Set Design: Eleonora Pedretti
- Make-up: Angi Delrey
- Lighting Design: Tommy Vella
- Music: Richard Wagner, Chicha Libre, Brenda Lee, Henrik Schwarz, Susanne Sundfør
- Psychological Support: Kelly Cavalcanti
- Video Message: Zak Kostopoulos (Zakie Oh)
- Photography / Video: Saskia Clemens, Ingo Solms
- Graphic Design: Markus Schmidt
