FOR BLACK WOMEN*, AGED 25 TO 35 YEARS

Magda Korsinsky is a Black choreographer and visual artist living in Berlin. For her new production as part of „Wie ich werde, wie ich sein will“ (“How I will become, who I want to be”) she is looking for about five Black women*, aged 25 to 35, who are interested in participating in a performance project.

When a woman* grows up, where does she draw her strength, her self-confidence as a Black woman*? What roles do media, friends, parents play? What do the struggles of the last thirty years mean to her?

The result is a choreographic-performative stage production, woven from the wealth of experience of Black women*. This will be her fourth work at Ballhaus Naunynstraße: after „Gazes that matter“ (2014), she staged „STRICKEN“, a work about relationships of Black granddaughters* to their white grandmothers socialized under National Socialism (2019), and „PATTERNS“, a dance performance about everyday behavior patterns, performed by ten Black women* (2019).

For the performance in the context of „Wie ich werde, wie ich sein will“ [AT], about five female experts* of everyday life come together to exchange ideas about the meaning of their role models: Who do they choose as role models? Where do they get their inspiration? Which images do they grow from? How do they deal with conflicts, which dreams, ideas and self-designs motivate them?

If you are interested, please register for one of the two selection workshops with a short description of yourself – stage experience is not necessary, but the desire for movement, text and the stage:

Sunday Sept. 3, 2023 or Saturday Sept. 9, 2023, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Please bring a document (photo, text, video) of one of your role models.

Rehearsals will begin in early October, and will likely take place on Wednesday or Thursday evenings and weekends. The performance will premiere on Friday Dec. 15, 2023 at Ballhaus Naunynstraße, 8pm. Three performances will immediately follow. Resumptions with a few months interval are planned.

For registrations, suggestions and questions please contact Magda Korsinsky directly contact@magdakorsinsky.com.