This is not theatre, this is a f*** protest!



What happens when a creative political professional and a political creative professional combine their knowledge? Maybe it creates an event, which completly blurs the lines between "performance" and "protest". The "audience" becomes "participants", the "show" transforms into a "workshop", which might end up becoming a "protest". We aim for the best common practice of art and activism; use feminist methods for artistic co-creation and expand knowledge of political work into (un)civil society.


This show is not a show. It is a workshop. This workshop is not a workshop. It is an action. This action is not made. It comes from you. If it doesn't come from you, we have no show.

This show has no audience. It has participants. The participants are part of the show, which is a workshop and an action and above all, it is part of a campaign: the #emptychairs

This work is a collaboration of performing artists and feminist activists. We started off with the ambition to create something which combines the best knowledge of our skills and which completely blurs the lines between "performance" and "protest". Then we met the #emptychair campaign and found the perfect partner.

This is not theatre, this is a f*** protest!
We cordially invite you to join. Please take your seat.

The #emptychairs Campaign is a feminist-led mobilisation located within a number of progressive movements seeking social justice through transformation of the power relations in society so that the wealth and resources in the world are equitably shared amongst all people. We are passionate about people’s participation and leadership as a foundational principle in organising society.



www.emptychairscampaign.org



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When >>> m2act @Gessnerallee: 23. - 24. September 2021

Link to m2act



Concept / Performance / Workshop: Antje Schupp, Carrie Shelver, Christoph Rufer
Scenography / Exhibition: Christoph Rufer
Collaborators: #EmptyChairsCampaign


With the generous support of




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