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Vacation from Love

Physical theater concert by CUMA Kollektiv

Love, sex, intoxication, glamor and the audacity to never be satisfied with less - he has it all! Or so it seems. But what happens beyond the magic of the stage? Where does the glamor of the show end and the private megalomania begin? The Physical Theatre concert Vacation from Love reveals the bittersweet "life on the road" of a singer and his love affairs with the band.

Newly interpreted songs by Canadian artist Michelle Gurevich create their own stage reality. In a mixture of live music, drag performance and dance, social norms of gender and relationship models are questioned in a humorous yet serious way. Drumsticks are thrown, people dance on the piano, drink and shout. It gets wild, irritating and entertaining. At the heart of the piece is the decision to savor life in all its nuances without being restricted by social conventions, or, as Gurevich puts it:

"Why resist temptation?"

CONCEPT AND DESIGN: Elina Brams Ritzau
MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE: Bruna Cabral, Jakob Jentgens, Elina Brams Ritzau
OUTSIDE EYE: Saskia Rudat
COSTUME: Alexandra Tivig, Elina Brams Ritzau
LIGHTING: Oliver Semrau
SOUND: Martin Preu
ORIGINAL SCORE: Michelle Gurevich

CUMA is an interdisciplinary collective consisting of the musicians and performers Bruna Cabral, Jakob Jentgens and Elina Brams Ritzau. They were awarded the Folkwang Prize in 2021 for their first full-length piece Vacation from Love. With the format of the physical theater concert, they create a pleasurable spectacle that uses music, dance and drag to question social norms and stereotypes, turn them upside down and celebrate the ambiguities hidden behind them.

The production is funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Language: English
Date: May 01, 2024, 18:00
Location: schwere reiter
Tickets: 30€ support | 18€ normal | 12€ reduced | 6€ minimum price
Further information: https://cuma-kollektiv.com/
Insta: @cuma.kollektiv

© André Syman

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Vacation from Love

Physical Theater Concert

The love, the sex, the thrill, the splendour and the audacity to never settle for less - he has it all! Or so it seems. But what happens beyond the magic of the stage? Where does the glamour of the show end and the private illusions of grandeur begin? The physical theater concert Vacation from Love reveals the bittersweet "life on the road" of a singer and the love affairs with the band.

Songs from the Canadian artist and musician Michelle Gurevich are interpreted anew and shape a stage reality out of the ordinary. In a mixture of live music, drag performance and dance, social norms of gender and relationship models are questioned with equal amounts of humor and ernesty. Drumsticks are thrown, there is dancing on the piano, drinking and shouting. It gets wild, disturbing and entertaining. At the center of the piece resides the decision to savour life in all its nuances without being limited by social conventions, or, as Gurevich puts it:

"Why resist temptation?"

CONCEPT AND STAGING: Elina Brams Ritzau
MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE: Bruna Cabral, Jakob Jentgens, Elina Brams Ritzau
OUTSIDE EYE: Saskia Rudat
COSTUMES: Alexandra Tivig, Elina Brams Ritzau
LIGHTS: Oliver Semrau
SOUND ENGINEERING: Martin Preu
ORIGINAL SCORE: Michelle Gurevich

CUMA Kollektiv is an interdisciplinary collective consisting of the musicians and performers Bruna Cabral, Jakob Jentgens, and Elina Brams Ritzau. In 2021 they were awarded the Folkwang Prize for their first full-length piece Vacation from Love. In its works, the collective scrutinizes social norms and stereotypes, turns them on their head and celebrates the ambiguities hidden behind them. Using the format physical theater concert they create a joyful spectacle of music, dance and drag.

Funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Language: English
Date: 01 May 2024, 18:00
Location: schwere reiter
Tickets: 30€ support | 18€ normal | 12€ reduced | 6€ minimum price
Further information: https: //cuma-kollektiv.com/
Insta: @cuma.kollektiv

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