Eine Geschichte

2009, 2 Performer

When information is refused, it is fair to assume that it is either unknown or that there are good reasons for not wishing to communicate it. The same is the case with reality: either it doesn’t matter or we accept that we can’t know everything at a given point in time. Thus we operate with a provisional version of reality, with probability. Every image that we use is therefore simultaneously both real and probably real, as each individual image can never do more than testify to a limited perspective. Mass production of images therefore not only leads to an exponentiation of the real, but above all burdens us with awareness for the limitations of their creation. All these aspects must be taken into consideration if we want to grasp the real. However, because it is beyond the ability of any one person to do so, the real can only come effect if not thought about. This is exactly the paradox explored by the piece "Eine Geschichte” (A Story). In a performance narrative of images, the actors question the relationship between photo and text and try to understand what we really should be paying attention to, if we don’t know whether the next image will be the last.

By and with: Jörg Schiebe, Mirko Winkel, Christoph Winkler

Production Management: ehrliche arbeit - freelance office for culture



A Christoph Winkler production in co-operation with Ballhaus Ost. Funded by the City of Berlin. Supported by Eliashof.

Premiere: December 10th, 2009, 8 pm
Further shows: December 12th and 13th, 2009 and January 14th, 16th and 17th, 2010 at 8 pm
Ballhaus Ost, Pappelallee 15, 10437 Berlin 

Tickets: 13 Euros / reduced 8 Euro 
Ticket Phone: 030 47 99 74 74