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BABYLON was sin, BABYLON was paradise. BABYLON is about babies. Or rather, about not making babies, but creating something else: fantasies of another life. Or even fantasies about this life?



The theatre hall reminds one of a church, only trans bodies are on the altar. They play the mother, the whore and the bride, or rather, they are the trans egos of these characters – three honorary members of a culture that mistreats them badly. Love and honour to these people who mean everything to us!

BABYLON is a celebration of their affection and care work. Then suddenly there is talk of Nazis in SS boots and of the Mała Smutna Królewna - the sad little princess.
BABYLON becomes militant research and raises the question: What is left when humanity is queer and goes on a birth strike? Get ready for the world of BABYLON. Drop everything – we promise it will be worth it.

About the artists:

Jäckie Rydz (they/them, no pronouns) is a Polish-German artist, performer, author and scenographer. Their latest piece, BABYLON, was presented at the Nowy Teatr in Warsaw and at the ‘Theater der Welt’ festival in 2023.
Jackie has a degree in scenography and theatre studies and works as an independent artist with collectives such as the Zaungäste Kollektiv. Her work examines heteronormative rituals through immersive stage sets and queer bodies.

Martix Navrot (he/him, xe/xem) is a performer, queer rapper, poet, AI researcher and XR prototyper and is part of the artistic duo ‘Eternal Engine’. He explores topics such as queer-quantum environments, cyberfeminism and psychedelic rap. A former member of the Pussymantra collective, he recently presented projects at the Zachęta Gallery and the S_P_I_T Festival in Vienna. In 2022, he was recognised by We Are Europe as one of the European Change Makers.
Additional information
As part of the queer*feminist theatre festival Le Lampenfieber (6-10 November 2024).

Notes:
  • Duration: 75 min.
  • 16 years and older.
  • Audience discussion after the performance on 9 November.
  • In German, Polish and English with French and English surtitles.
Dates
November 2024
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