Spring Night

Cha Yeonså

“Spring Night” develops from the motif of the “dog beneath the magnolia tree – miscarrying, beaten, and finally asleep”, drawn from a poem by South Korean poet Kim Eon Hee. The Berlin version, following its premiere in the depths of winter in Seoul, unfolds as a ritual in late spring – something that arrives from afar and is already in the process of disappearing. In this one-hour interactive performance, voices and sounds intertwine with fragments of poetry, deconstructed vocalizations, and Buddhist chanting. Here, loneliness appears as a shared condition: each person remains alone within their own perception, yet is gathered within a collective rhythm of attention and movement.

Spring NightThe doglessDog owner standsBefore the doglessDog houseFrom bare magnolia branchesFist-sizedSkulls Burst forth, tearing through April’s airWhat kind of hole devours babies, then spits out their bones?Beneath this treeThe dog that kept birthing stillbornsWas beatenTo deathAll she wanted was toGet it over with andSleep— Kim Eon Hee, “Spring Night”Übersetzt von Soje, 2025

60 mins.

Artists/Collaborators: Sunhee Bae (Mit), Nari Sohn (Mit), Ven. Donghwan (Mit), Isu Kim Lee (Isu Mignon Mignonne) (Mit), Tetokun (Mit), Jaehun (Mit), Cha Yeonså (Mit)

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• Date Sunday, 31/May/2026 16:00
• Venue HAU Hebbel am Ufer - HAU1
• Address Stresemannstraße 29 A, 10963 Berlin-Kreuzberg
• Price from €5.00

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