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Sechs people on stage, sechs stories about silence. There is the story of the aunt who is always silent. The mother who doesn't want anyone to know that the father has left the family. A father who never calls back and the grandmother who talks about the escape until she stops dreaming about it. Family stories from Rwanda, Germany and Korea. Curious, funny, unexpected, sad stories, unknown stories and some you think you know very well.



The Ishyo Arts Center from Kigali/Rwanda and the HELIOS Theatre from Hamm are working together for the second time on a theatre production for young audiences. An ensemble consisting of directors, actors, set designers and musicians spent a year in Rwanda and Germany working on a theatre play about silence.


Many conversations during the collaboration dealt with the specific history of Rwanda and Germany and its impact on people to this day. It is about taboos: social taboos, family taboos, stories that are spoken about and kept silent. Taboos ‘regulate’ coexistence, there are taboos that are essential for survival, as well as taboos that are nothing more than a means of exerting pressure, a ban, discrimination.


Talking about Silence’ is accompanied by a film documentary in which the participants talk about the work process, excerpts from the production can be seen, as well as snapshots with the audience in Rwanda.


(IN ENGLISH)
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Participating artists
Felix Breuel (Performance)
Tamara Hermanns (Performance)
Carole Karemera (Regie)
Minju Kim (Performance)
Barbara Kölling (Regie)
Kenny Mirasano (Performance)
Claudia Shimwa (Performance)
Andersonne Uwineza (Performance)
Steffen Moor (Autor/in)
Dates
May 2025
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