Chosen Family - Naught a Christmas Show

In the organizer's words:

Chosen Family - Naught a Christmas Show

Residency and showing by queer.raum

"Blood is thicker than water". Blood is thicker than water. Blood ties hold more together, are

more important than anything else. But is that really the case? In our "Chosen Family" residency, we want to explore this question by using interdisciplinary artistic methods to research a definition of this term for us as a group. After all, people from the queer community and/or people who live differently from heteronormativity, look different, behave differently, have experienced exclusion by society - but primarily by their family of origin.

There is a longer form of the saying circulating on the internet, which often makes more sense for queer people: "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb". Which means something like: The bonds we forge on our own through community are thicker than the bonds imposed on us through kinship. Chosen Family is stronger than family of origin.

Different materials and media are used to approach the topic of elective kinship: song lyrics, scrolls and diaries are created. Storytelling is used to share experiences with the other participants and inspire further artistic creation. Stories are expressed in music and dance and inspire make-up looks, photographs and collages.

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What is the climate impact ticket?

Together with our audience, we at PATHOS theater want to take responsibility for the climate impact costs of our operations, which are associated with the unavoidable emissions of our theater. The €2 or €6 surcharge on the ticket price goes 100% to the Climate Fair project, which is committed to promoting social and ecological transformation in Germany and here in Munich (e.g. by investing in green electricity systems and energy-saving projects).

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