Hendrik Quast // Hairkunft

In the organizer's words:

Hendrik Quast
Hair-itage // Hair-itage
Performance/Stand-up

June 19, 2025, 21:00

June 20, 2025, 19:00

June 21, 2025, 21:00
+ Followed by a discussion in German spoken language // Followed by a discussion in German spoken language

"Quast is never about distance, but about taking things radically seriously, which in turn can give rise to a humor all of its own. That's what makes his work so special." Patrick Wildermann, Tagesspiegel, 17.10.2024

"Quast is never distant, instead he has a radical seriousness, that can generate a humor all his own. That is what makes his work so special." Patrick Wildermann, Tagesspiegel, 17.10.2024

Hendrik Quast knows that full hair is status and class! He stages his hair transplant as a classism stand-up: unconventionally funny, highly precise and sometimes embarrassing, he combines elements from the mane musical "The Lion King" with live singing, body art and crowdworking on his shameless journey to a full head of hair. Peppered with painfully pleasurable moments of embarrassment, "Hairkunft" questions the price of class advancement, redistributes its costs to taxpayers and owes nothing to anyone.

Hendrik Quast knows that a full head of hair means status and class! He stages his hair transplant as classist stand-up: displaying a unique sense of humor, great precision and at times embarrassment, his shameless journey to a full head of hair combines elements of the mane-conscious musical 'The Lion King' with live singing, body art and crowdworking. Sprinkled with joyously painful moments of embarrassment, in 'Hair-itage' he questions the price of upward mobility, redistributes his costs to the taxpayers and ends up owing nobody anything.

GOOD TO KNOW // GOOD TO KNOW

• Play length: 90 minutes // Duration: 90 minutes

• Language: German spoken language with English surtitles // Language: German spoken language with English surtitles

• All information on accessibility can be found at www.impulsefestival.de/barrierefreiheit //
  All information on accessibility can be found at www.impulsefestival.de/en/accessibility

• Box Office opens one hour before the performance begins // The box office opens one hour before the performance begins

IMPULSE FESTIVAL FOR PERFORMANCE, THEATER & DANCE

On three long festival weekends - one each in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Cologne and Düsseldorf - outstanding independent productions from Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be presented. This showcase will be supplemented by positions on the relationship between East and West Germany as part of a "Post-West" focus as well as views from and on the host region of NRW.

We are looking forward to our first joint festival season!

During three long festival weekends - one each in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Cologne and Düsseldorf - outstanding productions from the independent theater scene from Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be presented. This showcase will be complemented by positions on the relationship between East and West Germany as part of a 'Post-West' focus as well as views from and on the host region of NRW.

We look forward to our first festival season with you!

LOCATION // VENUE

Ringlokschuppen Ruhr
Am Schloß Broich 38
45479 Mülheim an der Ruhr