CUTTY SHELLS'
MOTHER'S TALE
​1st Part of the trilogy MOTHER'S SHIP
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PREMIERE 12.10.2024
Festival FreiBorsteinkante Erlangen
Photography by Sebastian Autenrieth
(c) Gabriel de Melo Quadros, Editing K.S.
MOTHER'S TALE is a solo performance and a search for the primordial phenomena of the mother through the fairy tale of Frau Holle. The old, scary woman with big teeth who rules a subterranean world inspired the performance artist and director Katharina Simons to enquire into the existence of a primordial mother. Why does she appear as a frightening figure? What wisdom does she hold for us? The result is an evening of fairy tales and stories that questions the fairy tale of Mother Hulda, translates it into a pop-cultural aesthetic and tells it with an old-fashioned cosiness.
The solo performance is the result of in-depth research into the desire for safety and security. Which words soothe pain and can bring about healing? Which sounds and movements scare and frighten us? And which sounds make us feel eerily cosy? An atmospheric space is created that translates the primal phenomena of the mother into word-sound and text-saying and invites us to listen to the stories that were and those that are.
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concept/direction KATHARINA SIMONS
performance KATHARINA SIMONS
dramaturgy/choreografical assistance PATI MASLOWSKA
outside eyes ELINA BRAMS RITZAU, EVA BODE
sounddesign JAN PFITZER
costume FLORIAN BUDER
light JULIAN HEINLEIN
assistance TINA ABOUDASI
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fotos PATI MASLOWSKA
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special thanks to Gummi Wörner and The Festival
FreiBordsteinkante
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Das Projekt entsteht in Koproduktion mit dem Kulturforum Fürth und ist der erste Teil der Recherche- und Performancetrilogie MOTHER'S SHIP- eine prozesshafte Öffnung.
MOTHER'S TALE wird gefördert vom Fonds Darstellende Künste aus Mitteln der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien. Das Projekt wird gefördert durch den Verband freie Darstellende Künste Bayern e.V. im Rahmen der Prozessförderung des „Förderpakets Freie Kunst 2024“ mit Mitteln des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Wissenschaft und Kunst, der Stadt Erlangen/Amt für Stadtteilarbeit, dem E-Werk Erlangen und der Tanzzenatrale der Region Nürnberg e.V.
