Breaking the Spell

A film inspired by Virginia Woolf that asks for the “Room of Our Own”, a performance that includes deceased relatives, a silent gathering in the forest among those still unknown to each other, a performance as an archive of silent histories, of unnoticed traces, of speechlessness. Can theatre or a performance be a space for feminism in solidarity and encounters? What knowledge, whose ideas have a place here beyond the practised forms? And how would this space have to be set up so that it could be shared between many and entice encounters with the perhaps still unknown?

The artists who will give insights into their artistic works on four double evenings in the Therese-Giehse-Halle and with “Forest Silent Gathering” in Perlacher Forst as part of the project “Breaking the Spell” are working on solidary forms of gathering and passing on knowledge and are interested in the relationships between people, plants and things. As part of the long-term project, they will meet in Leipzig, Munich, Warsaw and Ghent over a period of 5 to 10 days each. Together they transform the respective host institution into a place of feminist togetherness with lecture performances, installations and exchange formats, and invite the audience to unexpected perceptions and encounters.