ibodies (SE) – BARMHÄRTIGHETEN

BARMHÄRTIGHETEN is a theatrical piece that questions our preconceived ideas of belonging amidst the fear of losing that which we deem ours? (ENG) BARMHÄRTIGHETEN occupies the territory of fear. We encounter a group of people involved in a power struggle where the fear of being in each other’s favour or disgrace governs. We, who operate within the language of the body, find that the materiality of the body is a constant site of conflict. Conflict, because of the oscillation between the self that claims to have power of the body and the body as an entity that operates on its own terms. The body’s materiality is what reveals the dogmatism of thought and questions the notion of the self. The sta