Biennial
COME OUT NOW! 1st Roma Biennale
07 Apr 2018 – 10 Apr 2018
Maxim Gorki Theater
Berlin, Germany
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Roma Armee 8 April 2018 – 10 April 2018 Maxim Gorki Theater
Event
Roma Armee
8 Apr 2018 – 10 Apr 2018
Event times
08/April, 18:00 – 19:45
10/April, 19:30 – 21:30
Address
- Am Festungsgraben 2
- Berlin
Berlin - 10117
- Germany
Event map
At a time when Europe is at risk of drifting into neo-fascism, a group of actors is calling for a Roma army for the purpose of self-defence. A rapid intervention force to fight structural discrimination, racism and antiziganism, but also as emancipation from an internalized role of victims.
About
The actors are Romnija, Roma and Romani travellers from Austria, Serbia, Germany, Kosovo, Romania, England and Sweden. They are also Israeli-German-Turkish-Berlin Gadjé – that means that the Roma Army is supranational, diverse, feminist, queer. Initiated by the sisters Simonida and Sandra Selimović, they are entering the stage at the Gorki in a collective act of selfempowering artistic action with resident director Yael Ronen: through a joint research process, personal experiences, historical contaminations and contemporary incidents are explored and used to develop a play. Together with visual artists Delaine and Damian Le Bas from England, they sketch out a vision for a Safe European Home in Gypsyland Europe, as the Le Bas call it.
»The community of European peoples went to pieces when – and because – it allowed its weakest member to be excluded and persecuted.« Hannah Arendt
By: Yael Ronen & Ensemble
An idea by: Sandra Selimović, Simonida Selimović
Stage: Heike Schuppelius
Painting and Aartwork: Damian Le Bas, Delaine Le Bas
Costumes: Maria Abreu, Delaine Le Bas
Music: Yaniv Fridel, Ofer Shabi
Video and Animations: Hanna Slak, Luka Umek
Stage lighting: Hans Fründt
Dramaturgy: Irina Szodruch
With: Mehmet Ateşçi, Hamze Bytyci, Mihaela Dragan, Riah May Knight, Lindy Larsson, Orit Nahmias, Sandra Selimoviić, Simonida Selimović
