hush - eine installative Tanzperformance von Gitta Roser

In the organizer's words:

hush

shows different facets of the theme of silence in an installative dance performance. Gitta Roser and team negotiate the themes of silence and the politics of silence in a physical, visual and acoustic polyphony with three performers with and without disabilities, a sound artist and a video artist.

The production uses artistic audio description/"Aesthetics of Access".

"A fascinating performance is created in which it is initially impossible for the audience to tell who is part of the ensemble. As a result, everyone becomes an actor without the situation getting out of hand into participatory theater."
Quote from the review in the Kölnische Rundschau by Thomas Linden, October 5, 2023

The dance performance

Situational constellations are created in which movement is juxtaposed with stillness, the raised voice with silence and the inner with the outer. At the transitions between opposing poles, stories of bodies crystallize, which also bring political questions into play with the power of what is not said and the power of forbidding words.

The performance is complemented by two spatial installations that invite the audience to linger and research before and after the performances:
a reading-quoting room (Cellulose Room) and an audio room (Audi-O-ase).
The room installations open one hour before each performance.

Gitta Roser also explores means of accessibility artistically: the audio description not only serves to ensure accessibility for blind and visually impaired people in the performance, but also becomes an artistic vocabulary. Different levels of sensory perception are opened up. In addition, a tactile tour is offered before each performance, in which people with and without visual impairments can participate.

hush is invited to the Dance Life Festival at the Kenya National Theatre, Nairobi in July 2025.

Cast

Artistic direction/choreography: Gitta Roser, in collaboration with the performers: Tamora Dinklage, Clara Osório Vilarinho, Christina Zajber, dramaturgy/co-choreography: Jana Griess, sound and performance: Thea Soti, video: Julia Franken, production management: Olja Artes, production management: Raphael Spiegel,
Stage design: Martina Kock, Costume design: Thomas Wien-Pegelow, Lighting: Garlef Keßler, Audio description/Aesthetics of Access: Linda Wolf, Sylvie Ebelt, Karla Fassbender,
PR/ÖA: neurohr&andrä, Graphics: Alex Ketzer, press photos: Martin Miseré

Accessibility and barrier-free access

• The production is accessible for people with visual impairments thanks to artistically integrated audio description .
• A tactile tour takes place one hour before each performance.
• After prior registration, a mobility aid is available to accompany guests from the nearest streetcar stop (line 16, Michaelshoven) to the venue and back. The estimated walking time is around 12 minutes.
  
  Registration for audio description, tactile guidance and mobility assistance:
  by e-mail to: info@gittaroser.de or
  by telephone on: 0176 5526 0832
  If you have any further questions about accessibility or barriers when buying tickets, we will be happy to help.
  
• Assistance dogs are welcome.
• The venue is barrier-free, the toilet has limited wheelchair access. (can be reached with a wheelchair, armrests and adjustable mirrors are not available)

Further information

• The additional room installations can be experienced and walked through one hour before and after the performance.

Supported by the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne
Produced by Aus dem Raster e.V.
In collaboration with Kulturwirbel
Co-produced by Barnes Crossing e.V.