i feel nothing

Maidje Meergangs, Kruse&Müller – Zwei Personen knien auf dem Boden, tragen weiße Mützen und arbeiten mit Bohrmaschinen an einer Metallplatte. Kleidung teilweise zerrissen.

A typical workday at Cyborgs4everything GmbH: Two factory workers are tasked with keeping a machine running. As they work with drills, manual and sexual gestures intertwine, revealing a structural similarity between drilling and penetration. With every drill hole, they penetrate deeper into the mechanics of their internal power plant and encounter what drives them. Pflüger and Weibel use technology as a mirror and ask: What does it mean to be functional and productive, and what role do emotions and human desire play in this? Through movement, sound, and voice, »i feel nothing« examines the fetishization of productivity as a defining concept of capitalist societies. When working with hand-held power tools, the boundaries between productive activity and performative act—between human and machine—blur. The resulting sounds are transformed live into a soundscape. The audience finds itself in a cyborg science-fiction world where technology, power, and their influence on the body and sexuality are renegotiated.

Marlen, Eva, Caterina and Julie move between experimental dance, voice, sound, and visual art. They share a queer-feminist perspective, work collectively, and view the body as the starting point and source of their research.

Accessible for wheelchair users.

Various seating options.

Content Notes and sensory stimuli:

strobo light, loud machine noises, nudity

Concept & Project Management Marlen Pflüger & Eva Weibel Artistic Direction, Choreography, Performance Marlen Pflüger Co-choreography, Performance Eva Weibel Sound, Performance Caterina Gobbi Stage, Costumes Julie Savery Dramaturgy Rosanna Graf

 

A production by Marlen Pflüger and Eva Weibel in cooperation with Ballhaus Ost. Supported by the Pankow District Office’s Cultural Affairs Department, Office for Continuing Education and Culture.

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• Date Friday, 04/December/2026 20:00 ( 1 more date )
• Venue Ballhaus Ost
• Address Pappelallee 15 A, 10437 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
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