Spirit Plastic

– Person mit Anzug sitzt auf Holzbank, schaut auf Smartphone. Im Hintergrund ein Bild mit schwarzem horizontalem Strich auf weißem Hintergrund. Holzwände.

In the summer of 1927, the artist Elsa von Freytag-­Loringhoven sends a letter to the patron Peggy Guggenheim, seeking funding. In prophetic euphoria and apocalyptic urgency, she outlines a project: an experimental modelling studio in Paris, where her longstanding work as a figure model is to be presented as an art of its own. A century later, Spirit Plastic takes up this forgotten episode in the history of performance art to restage it as a space of resonance for contemporary dilemmas of artistic labour. Drawing on the Baroness’s late poetry and autofictional writings, the play explores the act of calling oneself an ‘artist’ in an economically, politically and spiritually precarious present.

,Bruch‘- is a collaborative framework for artistic research and production between theatre, dance and visual art.

Performance, co-choreography Frances Chiaverini Snorre Elvin Concept Lennart Boyd Schürmann, Moritz Nebenführ Direction Lennart Boyd Schürmann Dramaturgy, scenography Moritz Nebenführ Production & dramaturgical consultation Friederike Kötter Composition Stanislav Iordanov Lights Leo Kuraitė Artistic Contributions Klara Lidén, Annina Machaz, Astrid Seme Outside Eye, special guest Théo Casciani Choreographic research Martina De Dominicis Light research Fudetani Ryoya

Produced by ,Bruch‘-. Co-Production Kölnischer Kunstverein, Spielart Festival Munich. Supported by Kulturreferat der Landeshauptstadt München, Fonds Darstellende Künste, Kunststiftung NRW.

Next date:

• Date Friday, 16/October/2026 20:00 ( 1 more date )
• Venue Ballhaus Ost
• Address Pappelallee 15 A, 10437 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg