River Roux: Juice
In the organizer's words:
Performance in English language
As part of SOLO - Festival for artistic solo efforts
Information about the event:
Hello.
You can leave your things there.
Then please clear the bottom.
Put your legs on top. And slide forward a little. Very good.
Attention, now it's getting cold.
"FACTS! AMAZING FACTS!" headlines an English pamphlet from 1820, describing "a first rate phaenomena": nineteen-year-old Mademoiselle Lefort is presented to the public for the first time in England as an "irresistible attraction and perfect blending of the sexes". Feminine beauty should be just as recognizable in her as a moustache and whiskers. Mademoiselle Lefort began her international career with this exhibition, touring large parts of Europe and living a largely independent life. What Lefort felt at the time is unknown. How her body was examined and viewed by doctors is meticulously documented.
In 2024, Heidelberg University Hospital lists intersex as a disease and advises: "Surgery is necessary in the vast majority of cases". Surgery today makes it possible "for the external genitalia to look normal - either like a girl's or a boy's".
In the two hundred years between these events, medicine declares inter* people from a biological phenomenon to an anatomical impossibility. Expert opinion by expert opinion, the existence of inter* people is dissected, examined, evaluated and finally made impossible.
"Juice" confronts the categorization of hermaphroditic, illegible and disobedient bodies. The performer River Roux enters a transparent space. Whether museum, strip club or observatory, the gazes directed at her oscillate between desire and disgust, between attraction and shame. Roux examines the fascination with bodies in the in-between: What is a 'natural' body, what is a body in revolt? And who is allowed to exist beyond fetish?
Information on accessibility:
Performance in English.
All public areas of the Schwankhalle are accessible at ground level and without steps.
There are three different toilets: a barrier-free toilet that can also be used by wheelchair users, a toilet with three toilet cubicles and a toilet with urinals and a toilet cubicle.
The public area on the grandstand is seated.
The wheelchair spaces are generally located in the front row and can be reserved in advance by calling 0421 520 80 70, sending an email to ticket@schwankhalle.de or entering your details in the ticket store.
Individual requirements such as specific seats, early boarding or an additional ticket for an accompanying person can also be specified when purchasing or reserving tickets.
Further information on the accessibility of our premises can be found under Service/Accessibility. If you have any questions, please contact us at ticket@schwankhalle.de or 0421 520 80 70.
Content note:
The death of and violence against inter* and gender non-conforming people is addressed. There is nudity.
Price information:
Solidarity price system: € 8 / 12 / 18 (freely selectable) Bremen Pass: € 3 Children and young people aged 5-17: € 5 Cultural semester ticket: free of charge
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