In the organizer's words:

RUNNIN' deals with the perception of Black people who run. In competitive sports, the successes of Black athletes are repeatedly justified in racist terms, revealing white fantasies of a supernaturally strong and fast Black body. In public spaces, on the other hand, Black people who run are often confronted with prejudice, mistrust or even physical violence.

This virtual imaginary space between superhuman athleticism and mortal danger, into which Black bodies enter when running, is the frame of reference for Joana Tischkau's new stage work. What meaning does "everydayness" have in movement, which bodies are allowed to do what and how much space is granted to whom? How many dignified black bodies can the white gaze tolerate?

While the choreographer, director and performer Tischkau explored the overlaps between Pina Bausch and the ZDF hit parade in her last successful piece ICH NEHM DIR ALLES WEG - EIN SCHLAGERBALLETT, in RUNNIN', she brings together the imposed stereotypes surrounding black athletes with the concept of "pedestrian movement" - a form of postmodern dance from the 1960s that focused on simple, everyday, seemingly "neutral" movements such as walking or standing.

But what happens when precisely these movements - long considered inconspicuous and universal - are performed by Black bodies on stage? Are Black people ever simply passers-by? And why is/was the "pedestrian movement" in contemporary dance so white?

RUNNIN' unfolds an everyday repertoire of movement: Joana Tischkau and her performers stroll, pause, walk, run and form; they set off and overtake contemporary dance.

ARTISTIC DIRECTION & CHOREOGRAPHY: Joana Tischkau

PERFORMANCE: Aaron Samuel Davis, Emeka Ene, Shanice Trustfull, Sophie Yukiko

SOUND: Frieder Blume

COSTUME: Nadine Bakota

COSTUME GRAPHIC DESIGN: Anke Sondi Rumohr

STAGE: Carlo Siegfried

COLLABORATION COSTUME: Marie Göhler

LIGHT DESIGN: Hendrik Borowski

DRAMATURGY: Nuray Demir, Maxi Menja Lehmann

ARTISTIC PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: Lianne Mol

MANAGEMENT: Lisa Gehring

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Marlene Brandhorst

MOTION CAPTURE TRAINING: Ace Ruele (Creative Bionics)

TRAILER: Lennart Brede / VG Bild-Kunst

MASK IMAGE: Lou Willis

NAIL DESIGN: Franky Reyes

EXTERNAL VIEW: Anta Recke

A production by Joana Tischkau in co-production with HAU Hebbel am Ufer and Theater RAMPE Stuttgart. Supported by the Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Supported by the Cultural Office Frankfurt am Main.

The event will take place on 15.02 at 4 pm with childcare. Please register for it at kontakt@theaterrampe.de.

The event is without language.