What does it mean to age as a woman in a time when the pursuit of eternal youth has become the cultural norm? While Western society often represses ageing bodies from the public consciousness, Turn The P/age puts them at the center of attention.
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Eva Meyer-Keller: Turn The P/Age
Eva Meyer-Keller: Turn The P/Age
Eva Meyer-Keller: Turn The P/Age
In a theater space that oscillates between laboratory, anatomical theater and art installation, a performance unfolds in which historical and personal stories, sound collages and movement merge. Four performers explore how their bodies and identities have changed over the years.
They not only examine their personal biographies, but also delve deep into cultural and medical history to understand how these transformations have shaped them and how closely their experiences are interwoven with the society in which they age. As cis and trans women, they bring different perspectives on the visibility of their femininity and the changing perceptions of themselves and their bodies at different stages of their lives.
Turn The P/age shows how female bodies have been used throughout history as a projection screen for social fears and medical dogmas. However, the focus is not on suffering from these grievances, but on the search for resilience. The choreography balances between control and letting go, between care and critical reflection, between individual strength and solidarity, and sets seemingly fixed perspectives on ageing and the health of women with and without uteruses in motion.
(GERMAN/ENGLISH)
Additional information
Concept, performance: Eva Meyer-KellerCo-development, performance: Lisa Densem, Claudia Splitt, Rhyannon StylesDramaturgical collaboration: Irina MüllerOutside eye: Bettina KnaupLight design: Annegret SchalkeTechnical direction: Björn StegmannMusic: Rico LeeCostume: Sara WendtManagement, production: Giulia MessiaPress, distribution: Nadia Heinsohn
A production by Eva Meyer-Keller in co-production with Sophiensæle and PACT Zollverein. Supported by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and by the Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media. Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.
Dates
February 2025
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