Fest of fools Nr. 0

𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗡𝗿. 𝟬

“Fest of fools" is a festival format highlighting humor as a choreographic source for a political, cultural and aesthetic practice. Its edition Nr. 0 examines the meanings and production of laughter as a collective meeting point. Through three diverse performative lenses Alica Minar, Raul Vargas Torres and Felix Baumann invite the audience to an exchange about the significance of humor today. 

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𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄

𝟮𝟴.𝟭𝟬.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆

𝟭𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝗟𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀

𝟮𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗥 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 & 𝗰𝗼𝗹.

𝟮𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝘆𝘀𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿

𝟮𝟵.𝟭𝟬.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆

𝟭𝟵:𝟬𝟬 “ ̶𝗵̶𝗮̶ ̶𝗵̶𝗮̶ ̶𝗵̶𝗮̶ 𝗛𝗶!” 𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘅 𝗕𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 | 𝗩𝗼𝗻 𝗕 𝗯𝗶𝘀 𝗭

𝟮𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗥 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 & 𝗰𝗼𝗹.

𝟮𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝘆𝘀𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿

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𝗟𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗻

A choreographic cleansing journey, where daily kids-toys, music and actions take a hyperreal shape under the dual horizon of love and death, violence and emancipation, childhood and adulthood, father and mother. Unveiling the paradoxical resistance and violence of accepting to perform a role, in an imposed narrative, in which one is a byproduct or consequence of it. A performance which does not pretend to answer any question. A performance that happens at the friction between: what we imagine is happening and what is actually happening. 

“ ̶𝗵̶𝗮̶ ̶𝗵̶𝗮̶ ̶𝗵̶𝗮̶ 𝗛𝗶!”

With his latest solo performance “ ̶h̶a̶ ̶h̶a̶ ̶h̶a̶ ̶Hi!” (WT) at the interface of circus, physical theater, stand up and object manipulation, Felix Baumann continues his work on the theme of "BODY, COMIC & MATERIAL" and dedicates himself to humor as a medium of cultural practice and choreography.  In  “ ̶h̶a̶ ̶h̶a̶ ̶h̶a̶ ̶Hi!” (WT), a mediocre comedian struggles to tell a joke with a life-changing effect. But he usually lacks the words or the right microphone setting for a real breakthrough.

𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗥

One body, a bunch of black balls, a clear task and countless greed. A dance performance inspired by the principles of the clown figure and black hole theory. DEVOURER exists only to have. In a determined effort to take everything for its own, it absorbs light, inhales space and materializes time. Its transformation manifests gradually. A body of greed caught in action. How can the „self“ be maximized? Singularity. It’s a hypothetical point. „I am a star, I shine like a supernova…or have I become a black hole?“

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

After the shows we will have a short discussion with the artists about their approach to humor. Moderated by Kysy Fischer.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Ballhaus Prinzenallee, Prinzenallee 33, Berlin, Germany