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Smelling Gossip
Date details
- Date Wednesday, 14/October/2026 10:00 ( 7 more dates )
- Venue Ballhaus Ost
- Address Pappelallee 15 A, 10437 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
Public transportation
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Train (S-Bahn)
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S+U Schönhauser Allee
- S8
- S41
- S42
- S85
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S Prenzlauer Allee
- S8
- S41
- S85
- S41
- S42
- S2
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S+U Schönhauser Allee
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Underground
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Bus
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Raumerstr.
- 12
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Milastr.
- 12
- M1
- N2
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U Eberswalder Str.
- M1
- N2
- 12
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Sredzkistr.
- M1
- N2
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Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
- 12
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S+U Schönhauser Allee
- M1
- 12
- N2
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Humannplatz
- 12
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Raumerstr.
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Tram
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U Eberswalder Str./Pappelallee
- 12
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U Eberswalder Str.
- 12
- M10
- M2
- M1
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Stargarder Str.
- 12
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Husemannstr.
- 12
- M10
- M2
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Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
- M10
- M2
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Prenzlauer Allee/Danziger Str.
- 12
- M10
- M2
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Fröbelstr.
- 12
- M2
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U Eberswalder Str./Pappelallee
Part of:
Smelling Gossip
– Zwei Personen sitzen am Boden, halten Stöcke und blicken auf einen weißen Kreis aus zerknülltem Papier. Daneben liegt Klebeband.
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A performative campfire installation for ages 10+
Around the campfire, the wood crackles. The air smells of smoke, forest, sweetness, and char. Stories are told, guesses are made, imaginations run wild, and tales are passed on. But what is already in the air—and what only comes into being through retelling?
Together, we light an artistic campfire and cook a rumour soup: logs are added to the fire, stick bread and foil-wrapped potatoes drift through the smoke, and scents spread—warm, familiar, and full of anticipation. Stories begin to circulate: small observations, claims, rumours. Some change along the way, others stick.
Amid smoke, sound, and flickering light, a collective rumour takes shape—sentence by sentence, scent by scent. After all, we love passing stories on. But judgments form quickly. What does it take for whispers and murmurs to suddenly become accepted as reality? How quickly can a rumour turn into something that can no longer be undone?
A fireside game about social dynamics, hearsay, exclusion, and community.
Sebastian Mauksch & Team create theatre as a space for shared experience and discovery for children and young people. Combining performance, text, visual arts, sound, and technology, they explore social questions together with their audiences, inviting them to test their own perspectives and ways of acting.
Around the campfire, the wood crackles. The air smells of smoke, forest, sweetness, and char. Stories are told, guesses are made, imaginations run wild, and tales are passed on. But what is already in the air—and what only comes into being through retelling?
Together, we light an artistic campfire and cook a rumour soup: logs are added to the fire, stick bread and foil-wrapped potatoes drift through the smoke, and scents spread—warm, familiar, and full of anticipation. Stories begin to circulate: small observations, claims, rumours. Some change along the way, others stick.
Amid smoke, sound, and flickering light, a collective rumour takes shape—sentence by sentence, scent by scent. After all, we love passing stories on. But judgments form quickly. What does it take for whispers and murmurs to suddenly become accepted as reality? How quickly can a rumour turn into something that can no longer be undone?
A fireside game about social dynamics, hearsay, exclusion, and community.
Sebastian Mauksch & Team create theatre as a space for shared experience and discovery for children and young people. Combining performance, text, visual arts, sound, and technology, they explore social questions together with their audiences, inviting them to test their own perspectives and ways of acting.
In German spoken language.
Accessible for wheelchair users.
Various seating options.
Access friend on site.
Content notes:
The performance includes opportunities for voluntary audience participation. Audience members are invited to gather around the »campfire« and sit on beanbags. Chairs can be provided for those with reduced mobility.
Sensory stimuli:
Fog effects and scent emissions are used during the performance. The lighting is predominantly dark.
By and with Vera Pulido (performance, sound & stage), Toni Jessen (performance & artistic direction), Sebastian Mauksch (artistic direction), Frida Grubba (costumes), Çiğdem Üçüncü (Outreach & Access-Friend), Fabian Eichner (light), Antigone Akgün (texts), Olivia Stutz (production), Class 6b u. Nicola Ahr (research class, Albert-Gutzmann-Schule)
A production by Sebastian Mauksch & Team in cooperation with Ballhaus Ost. Funded by the Capital Cultural Fund Berlin.
Accessible for wheelchair users.
Various seating options.
Access friend on site.
Content notes:
The performance includes opportunities for voluntary audience participation. Audience members are invited to gather around the »campfire« and sit on beanbags. Chairs can be provided for those with reduced mobility.
Sensory stimuli:
Fog effects and scent emissions are used during the performance. The lighting is predominantly dark.
By and with Vera Pulido (performance, sound & stage), Toni Jessen (performance & artistic direction), Sebastian Mauksch (artistic direction), Frida Grubba (costumes), Çiğdem Üçüncü (Outreach & Access-Friend), Fabian Eichner (light), Antigone Akgün (texts), Olivia Stutz (production), Class 6b u. Nicola Ahr (research class, Albert-Gutzmann-Schule)
A production by Sebastian Mauksch & Team in cooperation with Ballhaus Ost. Funded by the Capital Cultural Fund Berlin.
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