Brass und Simon Performance Art

What is normal, or typical? Must a donkey be a donkey because it looks like one? And when do we learn these ascriptions? Inspired by Shakespeare’s classic, we can gain a wholly new perspective in the enchanted forest of Sommer*Nacht*Traum: From two dancers, one live musician, disguises and light, the enchanted forest’s atmosphere spills onto the stage, and almost anything seems possible. For the piece, the artistic team around Brass und Simon Performance Art worked with two nurseries specialising in auditive impairment, injecting their input into the piece’s development.

Andreas Simon and Anna Brass constitute body art duo Brass und Simon Performance Art which conducts research across divisions, age groups, and genres: Their focus lies on sociocultural projects with children and youths, professional concept performances and pieces for children aged three and up. In their longstanding collaboration, Brass and Simon complement each other in their respective core areas of dance and theatre. This is connected to the trial of new approaches to aesthetic education in the transitional fields of performance and interactivity with a focus on dance and theatre for the very smallest audience. Brass und Simon Performance Art take a stand for contemporary, critical, participatory and democratic work.

Duration: approx. 45 mins.

From 3 years on up.