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STARDUST
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- Date Wednesday, 23/October/2024 20:30 (16 more dates)
- Venue Uferstudios - Uferstudio 1
- Address Badstraße 41a, 13357 Berlin-Wedding
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STARDUST
STARDUST
© Hung Kieu
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Stardust
© "Cemitério do Caju" von hugo-huga x tibiriçá,Olivia Kwok
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Stardust
© "shards and dust" von Veronika Heisig,Olivia Kwok
8-day Participatory Installation | 8 Performative Rituals | 1 Artists’ Talk
“To die means to live better.”
STARDUST is a participatory installation-cum-performance. It looks at dying as an act of empowerment, self-transformation and radical care to address the social, political and ecological crises that we are currently facing. STARDUST is as much an artistic meditation on dying as it is on living. It hopes to give a glimpse of how closely interconnected we are to each other as humans, as well as to all non-humans and the natural world. By dying, we also let the power structures inscribed in us die, opening up the space for a future that is more caring and socially and ecologically just.
Over a period of eight days, STARDUST unfolds as an interactive, sensorial and living installation. Visitors are invited to write their own eulogies, listen to an audio guide (“Instructions for Dying”) or join in an intimate conversation about dying. The overarching narrative follows the eight stages of death transformation in Tibetan Buddhism: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, White Light, Red Light, Black Light and Clear Light. Based on this, the sound, light and video designs of the installation transform over the eight days. In addition, live sound recordings and an infrared tracking system are used to create a constantly changing live installation.
As part of the installation, seven performers (30 - 64 years old) take turns to perform their individual dying rituals each day. Their themes range from collective burial, letting go and disappearance to healing, remembering and connectedness. On the final day, they perform a group ritual, in which all the eulogies created are turned into dust – a reminder that we are all made of stardust.
Program
20.10.2024 (SUN)● 14:30 - 17:30 hrs: Installation● 17:30 - 18:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 18:30 - 19:00 hrs: Performance “Cemitério do Caju” by hugo-huga x tibiriçá, as part of the installation
21.10.2024 (MON)● 16:30 - 19:30 hrs: Installation ● 19:30 - 20:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 20.30 - 21.00 hrs: Performance “Das Wasser am Morgen, das Wasser am Abend” by Hilla Steinert, as part of the installation
22.10.2024 (TUE)● 16:30 - 19:30 hrs: Installation● 19:30 - 20:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 20.30 - 21.00 hrs: Performance "Ritual of Contingency” by Lee Mun Wai, as part of the installation
23.10.2024 (WED)● 16:30 - 19:30 hrs: Installation● 19:30 - 20:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 20.30 - 21.00 hrs: Performance “Abendempfindung” by Birte Opitz, as part of the installation
24.10.2024 (THU)● 16:30 - 19:30 hrs: Installation ● 19:30 - 20:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 20.30 - 21.00 hrs: Performance “Skin to dust” by Vera Shchelkina, as part of the installation
25.10.2024 (FRI)● 16:30 - 19:30 hrs: Installation ● 19:30 - 20:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 20.30 - 21.00 hrs: Performance “shards and dust” by Veronika Heisig, as part of the installation
26.10.2024 (SAT)● 16:30 - 19:30 hrs: Installation ● 19:30 - 20:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 20.30 - 21.00 hrs: Performance “Ha’this” by Lisa Stertz, as part of the installation
27.10.2024 (SUN)● 14:30 - 17:30 hrs: Installation ● 17:30 - 18:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 18.30 - 19.00 hrs: Performance “We are all made of stardust” by Ming Poon (in collaboration with the performers), as part of the installation● 19.00 - 20.00 hrs: Artists’ talk (Admission free)
DetailedInformationen:
Die Dauer der einzelnen Performances beträgt ca. 30 min.
“To die means to live better.”
STARDUST is a participatory installation-cum-performance. It looks at dying as an act of empowerment, self-transformation and radical care to address the social, political and ecological crises that we are currently facing. STARDUST is as much an artistic meditation on dying as it is on living. It hopes to give a glimpse of how closely interconnected we are to each other as humans, as well as to all non-humans and the natural world. By dying, we also let the power structures inscribed in us die, opening up the space for a future that is more caring and socially and ecologically just.
Over a period of eight days, STARDUST unfolds as an interactive, sensorial and living installation. Visitors are invited to write their own eulogies, listen to an audio guide (“Instructions for Dying”) or join in an intimate conversation about dying. The overarching narrative follows the eight stages of death transformation in Tibetan Buddhism: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, White Light, Red Light, Black Light and Clear Light. Based on this, the sound, light and video designs of the installation transform over the eight days. In addition, live sound recordings and an infrared tracking system are used to create a constantly changing live installation.
As part of the installation, seven performers (30 - 64 years old) take turns to perform their individual dying rituals each day. Their themes range from collective burial, letting go and disappearance to healing, remembering and connectedness. On the final day, they perform a group ritual, in which all the eulogies created are turned into dust – a reminder that we are all made of stardust.
Program
20.10.2024 (SUN)● 14:30 - 17:30 hrs: Installation● 17:30 - 18:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 18:30 - 19:00 hrs: Performance “Cemitério do Caju” by hugo-huga x tibiriçá, as part of the installation
21.10.2024 (MON)● 16:30 - 19:30 hrs: Installation ● 19:30 - 20:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 20.30 - 21.00 hrs: Performance “Das Wasser am Morgen, das Wasser am Abend” by Hilla Steinert, as part of the installation
22.10.2024 (TUE)● 16:30 - 19:30 hrs: Installation● 19:30 - 20:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 20.30 - 21.00 hrs: Performance "Ritual of Contingency” by Lee Mun Wai, as part of the installation
23.10.2024 (WED)● 16:30 - 19:30 hrs: Installation● 19:30 - 20:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 20.30 - 21.00 hrs: Performance “Abendempfindung” by Birte Opitz, as part of the installation
24.10.2024 (THU)● 16:30 - 19:30 hrs: Installation ● 19:30 - 20:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 20.30 - 21.00 hrs: Performance “Skin to dust” by Vera Shchelkina, as part of the installation
25.10.2024 (FRI)● 16:30 - 19:30 hrs: Installation ● 19:30 - 20:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 20.30 - 21.00 hrs: Performance “shards and dust” by Veronika Heisig, as part of the installation
26.10.2024 (SAT)● 16:30 - 19:30 hrs: Installation ● 19:30 - 20:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 20.30 - 21.00 hrs: Performance “Ha’this” by Lisa Stertz, as part of the installation
27.10.2024 (SUN)● 14:30 - 17:30 hrs: Installation ● 17:30 - 18:00 hrs: Meet a death doula● 18.30 - 19.00 hrs: Performance “We are all made of stardust” by Ming Poon (in collaboration with the performers), as part of the installation● 19.00 - 20.00 hrs: Artists’ talk (Admission free)
DetailedInformationen:
Die Dauer der einzelnen Performances beträgt ca. 30 min.
Production: Ming Poon Co-Production: MIFRUSH Production Funded by: Hauptstadtkulturfonds.
Space rental supported by the theaterhaus Berlin. The audio guide “Instructions for Dying” was commissioned by Tanz im August / HAU Hebbel am Ufer (2023). Special thanks to Dandan Liu and SOEX Textil-Verwertungsgesellschaft m.b.H. for the generous supportArtistic Direction & Choreography: Ming PoonPerformance: Veronika Heisig, Lee Mun Wai, Birte Opitz, Vera Shchelkina, Hilla Steinert, Lisa Stertz, hugo-huga x tibiriçáChoreographic Assistance: Nora TormannStage Design: Sichi Li Stage Design Assistance: Sangyeon Lee Lighting Design: Raquel Rosildete Lighting Design Assistance: Alexandra ÚhlarováSound Design: Haesoo JungVoice (Audioguide): AngieM (EN), Sandra Hetzl (DE)Video & Projection Design: Harshini J. KarunaratneCostume Design: Tin Wang Technical Direction: Frieder MillerRelaxed Performance: Agnieszka Habraschka Audio Description: Irene BaumannAudio Description Co-Authorship: Johanna KrinsCare Person & Death Doula: Alessa RhodeGraphic Design: Hung KieuVideo Documentation: Isabelle SchmitzPhoto Documentation: Olivia KwokPublic Relations: Marcelo Vilela da SilvaPress Relations: Tom Müller-HeuserProduction Management: MIFRUSH Production (Micaela Trigo & Urszula Heuwinkel)Production Management Assistance: Nur Bildik
Space rental supported by the theaterhaus Berlin. The audio guide “Instructions for Dying” was commissioned by Tanz im August / HAU Hebbel am Ufer (2023). Special thanks to Dandan Liu and SOEX Textil-Verwertungsgesellschaft m.b.H. for the generous supportArtistic Direction & Choreography: Ming PoonPerformance: Veronika Heisig, Lee Mun Wai, Birte Opitz, Vera Shchelkina, Hilla Steinert, Lisa Stertz, hugo-huga x tibiriçáChoreographic Assistance: Nora TormannStage Design: Sichi Li Stage Design Assistance: Sangyeon Lee Lighting Design: Raquel Rosildete Lighting Design Assistance: Alexandra ÚhlarováSound Design: Haesoo JungVoice (Audioguide): AngieM (EN), Sandra Hetzl (DE)Video & Projection Design: Harshini J. KarunaratneCostume Design: Tin Wang Technical Direction: Frieder MillerRelaxed Performance: Agnieszka Habraschka Audio Description: Irene BaumannAudio Description Co-Authorship: Johanna KrinsCare Person & Death Doula: Alessa RhodeGraphic Design: Hung KieuVideo Documentation: Isabelle SchmitzPhoto Documentation: Olivia KwokPublic Relations: Marcelo Vilela da SilvaPress Relations: Tom Müller-HeuserProduction Management: MIFRUSH Production (Micaela Trigo & Urszula Heuwinkel)Production Management Assistance: Nur Bildik
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