S. Rudat & das (i)dentityteam “The night we became men” part of Avengers

S. Rudat & das (i)dentityteam “The night we became men” – “Die Nacht in der wir Männer wurden”

Sa., 31.08.2024, 7pm

For whom are cowboys still sexy? At night we have become REAL men. Or heroes? We’ll cry you under the beer table and one thing’s for sure: the fries in the swimming pool are fatter than my bottom. Someone had to win the mating dance. And lose the antler fight. Sure, the two of us can be a band.

“Die Nacht in der wir Männer wurden” is an entertaining evening of physical theater with a night-life vibe, drag and original live music that explores positive forms of modern masculinity. From a non-binary and trans-male perspective, the (i)dentityteam questions what masculinity actually is and how we want to be male. The artists use a wide range of artistic elements such as movement, choreography, music, stand-up comedy, acting and, of course, drag! You can expect a humorous, artistic and raw deep dive into the open-air pool of identity formation, puberty, coming-outs and transition. There are songs about feelings and male roles in relationships; there are cowboys, swimwear and courtship dances; and above all, there is one important question: is this male now?

For both performances there is a live audio description and a touch tour from 19:00

Participants

Concept and performance: S. Rudat

Performance: Elina Brams Ritzau

Outside Eye: Sascha Malina Hofmann

Dramaturgy: Nina Weber

Music and audio: Jakob Lorenz, S. Rudat, Kolya Wulf, Elina Brams Ritzau

Audio description: Ursina Tossi

Stage and costume: Hannah Wolf, Dorothea Mines

Lighting: Jan Widmer

A production by S. Rudat & das (i)dentityteam in co-production with HochX Theater and Live Art Munich and FFT Düsseldorf and in cooperation with Barnes Crossing Köln e.V. .

Supported by the conceptual funding of the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne.