Smile and be quiet

A private event. A performer behind a glass frame waits for guests to announce their choices. A card reveals tantalizing ingredients from which various performances have been created and are now available for selection. Who will choose? What promises will seduce you? What descriptions will make you hesitate?

In the interactive environment of "Smile and be Quiet," Karin Rose examines the complex relationship between control and power. Who controls whom, and what associations should we resist? This physical performance explores the potential of hybridity to challenge entrenched identity constructs based on stereotypes through the lens of postcolonial practice. The focus of this artistic creation is the alternative narrative of a woman of Southeast Asian origin in a Central European society.

The evening culminates when the performer leaves the glass frame, joins the audience, and opens up to conversation. A real conversation.

Concept, Creation: Karin Rose
Dramaturgy, Mentoring, Co-creation: Yves Regenass
Music: Willy Razafimanjary
Costumes: Andy Themo
Technical direction and lighting: Elia Albertella
Graphics: Mia Mühlemann

Show type: multidisciplinary interactive performance

Language: English

Age: 16+