I'm a Barbie girl
in the Barbie world
Life in plastic
It's fantastic
Barbie's world is pink - there are no diseases, no wars, no crises. Each cog nestles into the next and together they work towards omnipresent perfection. Everything is just fantastic, isn't it?
In his rewriting of "Nora. A Doll's Home", Emre Akal transfers the plot of Ibsen's drama to the world of Barbie and Ken. What would Nora-Barbie be like? How would she fare in a reality where everything revolves around her husband Ken aka Helmer? As Barbie, she is successful, talented and radiantly healthy - she lives in a dream world. Nora's reality, this dependence on an omnipresent husband, must be a nightmare for her.
In a symbiosis between stage design and visual art, a world between analog and virtual reality is created. The digital reality, designed and created by the artist duo Mehmet & Kazim, merges with the sculptural stage architecture of Lara Roßwag. Emre Akal is an award-winning author and director. In his works, he interweaves choreography, installation and image composition. His works have been shown at renowned theaters such as the Bakirköy Municipal Theater in Istanbul, the Münchner Kammerspiele and the Schauspielhaus Graz. On his initiative, the Ayse X Staatstheater was founded in 2019 as a counter-project to the institutional theater landscape. The project explores the possibilities of a new intersectional and diversified theater practice.
World premiere, October 18, 2024, Thalia Gauss
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