Hagbound

In the organizer's words:

What does it mean to grow old as a woman* in our society?

In HAGBOUND , three singers from Leipzig Underground Opera (LUO) explore their own ageing processes as people read as female.

As a cross-generational team, Madeline (36), Lissa (36) and Jeanette (76) question images of women* and their social value, which all too often seems to be characterized by beauty, youth and fertility. The source of inspiration for the performance is the figure of "Hag", an "old, ugly" fairytale witch. As an independent and no-longer-youthful woman*, she represents a threat to male power structures, is ridiculed, made invisible or pushed to the margins of society.

In a flowing, English-German performance of folkloric song, poetry, scenic performance, improvisation and audience exchange, we journey to the roots of the Hag and her mythical companions, the Norns, who weave the fabric of time in the eternal cycle of coming into being and passing away.

We invite you to be part of our concert and to join us afterwards to discuss how we can change social perceptions of ageing women*.

English:

What does it mean to grow old as a woman in our society?

In HAGBOUND, three singers from Leipzig Underground Opera (LUO) explore their own aging processes as women.

As a cross-generational team, Madeline (36), Lissa (36) and Jeanette (76) question images of women/non-men and their social value, which all too often seems to be characterized by beauty, youth and fertility. The source of inspiration for the performance is the figure of "the Hag", an old, ugly fairytale witch. As an independent and no-longer-youthful woman, she represents a threat to male power structures, and is ridiculed and made invisible or pushed to the margins of society.

In a flowing performance in both German and English of folkloric song, poetry, staged performance, improvisation and audience exchange, we journey to the roots of the Hag and her mythical companions, the Norns, who weave the fabric of time in the eternal cycle of coming into being and passing away.

We invite you to become part of our concert and to exchange ideas afterwards about how we can change the way society views and treats aging women.

Leipzig Underground Opera (LUO) is a collective of freelance musicians from Leipzig exploring new concepts of musical and scenic performance.

Founded in 2020 as an offshoot of Opera on Tap Leipzig, we started as a group that brought arias and classical songs to bars and restaurants where our audience could feel close to the music and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere. Since then we have been developing musical-scenic projects with a particular focus on social justice and the exploration of cultural taboos.

Our work is politically informed and takes a progressive stance for anti-racism, feminism, queer and trans rights and fat liberation movement. Our aim is to create concert experiences that engage the audience, where they experience live music in an intimate setting and become part of the performance.

Leipzig Underground Opera (LUO) is a collective of freelance musicians from Leipzig exploring new concepts of musical and staged performance.

Founded in 2020 as an offshoot of Opera on Tap Leipzig, we began as a group that brought arias and classical songs to bars and restaurants where our audience could feel close to the music and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere. Since then we have been developing staged musical projects with a particular focus on social justice and the exploration of cultural taboos.

Our work is politically informed and takes a progressive stance for anti-racism, feminism, queer and trans rights and the fat liberation movement. Our aim is to create concert experiences that engage the audience, where they experience live music in an intimate setting and become part of the performance.

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Organizer: Leipzig Underground Opera (LUO)