Gastspiel BLUSH von xweiss

In the organizer's words:

A room that breathes. A body that reacts. A gaze that meets you.
What happens when your eyes linger on you for too long? When your skin begins to speak before words are found? BLUSH is a powerful exploration of a feeling we all know - and yet so often hide: shame.

A single dancer on stage - and yet never alone. Next to her: a draughtswoman who captures moments, transforms and sharpens them. Lines emerge in real time, they follow the dancer, can contradict or expose. What becomes visible is fleeting - and at the same time inevitable. A sensitive dialog develops between body and image, a dynamic interplay: Who sees whom? Who determines the narrative? And when does perception turn into exposure?

Shame sets our bodies on edge - neurotransmitters and hormones make us blush and our hands get clammy. But shame is more than just a physical feeling: it can become a weapon. Shameful words ostracize people, silence them and force them out of public discourse. Linguistic power and identity are taken away from them. At the same time, shame is a fundamental emotion - changeable, multi-layered. Without it, social coexistence is hardly conceivable.

BLUSH invites the audience to approach the facets of shame - as a quiet blush, as paralyzing insecurity, as a socially shaped boundary, but also as a starting point for transformation. A poetic approach to what makes us human.

Supported by: Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture, Stiftung Niedersachsen, Stiftung Braunschweigischer Kulturbesitz, City of Braunschweig. Especially supported by the Braunschweigische Stiftung as part of the multi-year cooperation in the project "Immersion in the Region". Supported by the Dachverband Freie Darstellende Künste Braunschweig.