high expectations

Ok y’all, the countdown is on. ⏳😮‍💨
𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 until the premiere of “𝑴𝒚 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝑱𝒐𝒌𝒆”. Rehearsals are in full swing the eyebags are deep, and the walls of HAU1 are already shaking with laughter. Get ready for stand-up vibes, live music, daring costumes by @alona_rodeh and the fearless energy of Thelma Buabeng, Jessica Gadani, Colin Hacklander & Tatiana Saphir —delivering clowning, sketch comedy, and a wild mix of risky, glorious fun. 🎪17.+18. & 20.+21.9.2025 / Premiere Languages: English & German (both with surtitles) HAU1: Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 Berlin With: @thelmabuabeng @jessgadani @colinhacklander @all.about.tati →𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼 We also have some special treats for you: 🎤 Thrustday 18.9., 22:00 – open mic comedy night with @bandpracticeduo ❤️‍🔥 🪩 Saturday 21.9. – Party at WAU (Theater Bar), Hallesches Ufer 34 Graphic by @funnycars 
Photo by @mayrawallraff

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘? 😢 The clothes off our backs, our dignity, the last bit of grant money, our kingdom! 
Just like Richard III, the Shakespearean antihero whose iconic call “my kingdom for a horse!” became an emblem of poetic desperation, we are calling on a joke to help us redeem the theater as a place of possibility in a bleak reality. Soooo…we’re back with “𝑴𝒚 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝑱𝒐𝒌𝒆” and we can’t wait to welcome (and entertain) you once again at @hauberlin . See for yourself. 👑✨ 🎪17.+18. & 20.+21.9.2025 / 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲 Languages: English & German (both with surtitles) HAU1: Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 Berlin By and with: @thelmabuabeng @jessgadani @colinhacklander @all.about.tati →𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼 We also have some special treats for you: 🎤 Thrustday 18.9., 22:00 – open mic comedy night 🪩 Saturday 21.9. – Party Both at WAU (Theater Bar), Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin Bring your friends, your raw jokes & stay for the questionable dance moves. 💀 Graphic by @funnycars 
Photo by @mayrawallraff

“𝑴𝒚 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝑱𝒐𝒌𝒆” is an earnest examination of entertainment and humour through the lens of contemporary performance. While the tragedies of the world multiply to infinity and irony and resignation often seem like the only available responses, we search for a genuine moment of joy, for humour as a community-building practice and as a bridge between the individual and the world. With stand-up vibes, live music, bold costumes by @alona_rodeh and the fearless talents of Thelma Buabeng, Jessica Gadani, Colin Hacklander & Tatiana Saphir — expect clowning, sketch comedy, and risky, glorious fun. 🎪17.+18. & 20.+21.9.2025 / Premiere Languages: English & German (both with surtitles) HAU1: Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 Berlin By and with: @thelmabuabeng @jessgadani @colinhacklander @all.about.tati →𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼 Graphic by @funnycars 
Photo by @mayrawallraff

Welcome (back) to 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. We are excited to invite you to the second iteration of this collaboration between @ashbela and @rachellibeskind , a performative walk through Mitte, where the layers of Jewish performativity, memory, resistance, and absurdity echo through Berlin’s streets. Together, we’ll move through stories — ancestral, speculative, irreverent — and arrive at a shared moment that links back to @sophiensaele , the body, the city, and everything in between. • 🎪 04. + 05.06., 6 PM / Meeting point: Zur letzten Instanz (Waisenstraße 14–16, 10179 Berlin) 🔗 Ticket & details via link in bio Note: Please wear sturdy shoes & weatherproof clothes. Longer walks are part of the event. • Let’s walk, remember, imagine, and misbehave together. 🤡 We’re looking forward to seeing you there.

“𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 / שם” is back! A bold evolution of “The Names / שמות” by @ashbela.and.friends , first premiered at HAU in 2023. Get ready for the next chapter! ❤️‍🔥 •𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗘𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 / שם ⏰ 15.3., 19:00 & 16.3., 17:00 📍 HAU2: Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin
💬 English ⌛ 60 Min. 🎫 Tickets 13 € / 22 € 🎭 After the show on 15.3., it’s party time! Join us for a costume party—come dressed up, get creative, and celebrate with us! #performance The performance combines various artistic elements in an intimate setting that allows the audience to immerse themselves in ideas of community, love and the complex interdependencies of human existence. The centrepiece is the haunting and atmospheric music of LABOUR (@studio.labour ), which is interwoven with a poetic and provocative text by the writer Senthuran Varatharajah (@svaratharajah ). This multi-layered tapestry of sound and language is intensified by the Berlin Show Choir (@show____choir____ ) and the unmistakable voice of Ravid Kahalani (@ravidkahalani ), the frontman of the internationally acclaimed band “Yemen Blues”. The show skillfully combines elements of a salon, a church service and a listening session. Inspired by traditional Jewish rituals, it draws on mythical tales of compassion and responsibility. 🎭 Celebrate Purim after the first show (15.3.) and join us for a costume party. Feel free to stay after the performances or simply come to HAU2 at 8:30 PM! Pick a new name, dress up, and hit the dance floor with legendary DJ Obstsalat aka @all.about.tati . Drinks, music, and a night to remember! Admission free. ••• 1+2 📸 ©Frank Sperling 4+5 📸 Purim ©Dorothea Tuch @jessgadani @wegmannjs @katharina.joy @annabolic_thunder @high___expectations

What inspired the blend of Sappho, Shibari, and Punk to explore lesbian desire? 🤔 We had a little Q&A with Eli Cohen and Sheena McGrandles about “𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁”, the show premieres tomorrow at HAU2. The premiere is already sold out but there are 3 more dates and an artist talk.   • 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁   ⚡️𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗭   ⏰ 6.–9.11., 20:30 / 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙚
📍HAU2: Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin
⌛ 60 mins. 🎫 Tickets 13€ / 22€ 🗣️ 8.11., 21:30: Artist Talk mit Louise Trueheart (@truelouzer )   The duet “as long as you want” by Sheena McGrandles (@__in__other__times__ ) and Eli Cohen (@eelicohen )  is a choreographic study of lesbian temporalities. The work is inspired by a body of erotic fantasy literature – assembling a cross-temporal arch of female poetic voices. Ancient poet Sappho meets contemporary thinkers such as Anne Carson and Sara Torres, alongside kink and punk practices, including Shibari, gay shadow dance, and pogo. A personal exploration of desire unfolds in a pastel-coloured landscape, with patches of digital renderings and densely knotted denim structures developed together with the visual artist Anna Mirkin (@anna_mirkin ).   •••   “𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑆ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑎 𝑀𝑐𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒: 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑢𝑝𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑠ℎ 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑦𝑘𝑒-𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑝 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑙ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠. 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑡𝑒𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒,𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ.“   💘Louise Trueheart has written a wonderful portrait of Sheena McGrandles, you can find the full text on the HAU website to read more!

• 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 ⏰ 6.–9.11., 20:30 / 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙚
📍 HAU2: Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin
⌛ 60 mins. 🎫 Tickets 9€ / 16€ / 25€ 🗣️ 8.11., 21:30: Artist Talk mit Louise Trueheart (@truelouzer ) #tanz In dem Duett “𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁” unternehmen Sheena McGrandles (@__in__other__times__ ) und Eli Cohen (@eelicohen ) eine choreografische Erkundung lesbischer Zeitlichkeiten und lesbischen Begehrens. Die antike Dichterin Sappho trifft auf zeitgenössische Denkerinnen wie Anne Carson und Sara Torres sowie auf Kink- und Punk-Praktiken, darunter Shibari, schwuler Schattentanz und Pogo. Eine persönliche Erkundung des Begehrens entfaltet sich in einer pastellfarbenen Landschaft mit digitalen Renderings und dicht verknoteten Denim-Strukturen, die gemeinsam mit der bildenden Künstlerin Anna Mirkin (@anna_mirkin ) entwickelt wurden. Die Tänzerinnen schaffen eine pulsierende, wogende Welt, in der die amorphen Körper und Figuren erscheinen, als wären sie in einer endlosen Welle des Begehrens und der Sehnsucht gefangen. ••• The duet “as long as you want” by Sheena McGrandles and Eli Cohen is a choreographic study of lesbian temporalities. The work is inspired by a body of erotic fantasy literature – assembling a cross-temporal arch of female poetic voices. Ancient poet Sappho meets contemporary thinkers such as Anne Carson and Sara Torres, alongside kink and punk practices, including Shibari, gay shadow dance, and pogo. A personal exploration of desire unfolds in a pastel-coloured landscape, with patches of digital renderings and densely knotted denim structures developed together with the visual artist Anna Mirkin. Together the performers’ solo bodies meet and melt in a world of never ending waves, rough play, and figures caught in a horizon of want and longing. In this temporary cycle of swellings and throbbings, desire transcends its fleeting nature, revealing transformative, perverse, and polymorphous forces. 📸© Anna Mirkin

🎉Toi Toi Toi! an 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗹 und Team! 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘀 feiert heute um 20:00 Uhr Premiere im HAU2. Am 29.9. wird es nach der Vorstellung einen 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 mit Perel (@perelpix ) und Rita Mazza (@kerenvonschwarz ) geben, moderiert von Dana Cermane (@dana.cermane ). ⏰ 27.,28.+30.9, 20:00 / 29.9., 17:00 / 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙚 📍 HAU2: Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin 💬 Englisch 👋 Deutsche Gebärdensprache 🎧 Deutscher Audiodeskription 🌸 Pre-Access-Tour inklusive Early Boarding: 30 Minuten vor Vorstellungsbeginn ⌛ 100 Min. 🎫 9 / 12 / 20 € Alle weiteren Infos und Besuchshinweise findet ihr online: 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 Regie, Konzept, Text und Performance: Perel Performance: Rita Mazza Komposition: Dina Maccabee Lichtdesign: Joseph Wegmann Kostüm: Russell Harris Technische Leitung und Bühnenbild: Jonas Droste Produktion: Diana Paiva, Anna von Glasenapp /high expectations Regieassistenz und Dramaturgie: Katharina Joy Book Audiodeskription: Emmilou Rössling & Silja Korn DGS-Interpretation: Alma Arnoul, Mille Skovdal Jepsen, Mathias Schäfer, Jona Schmitz Dramaturgische Unterstützung: Dani Brown, Kenny Fries Access Koordination: Rüzgâr Buşki Kommunikation und Maske: Rhama Corvalán Filmdokumentation: Nadja Krüger, Greta Markurt Fotodokumentation: Maya Wallraff 📸© Mayra Wallraff | @mayrawallraff

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘀 ⚡️𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 ⏰ 27.,28.+30.9, 20:00 / 29.9., 17:00 / 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙚 📍 HAU2: Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin 💬 Englisch 👋 Deutsche Gebärdensprache mit Alma Arnoul 🎧 Deutscher Audiodeskription mit @emmilourossling & @silja_korn 🌸 Haptic Access Tour ⌛ 100 Min. 🎫 9 / 12 / 20 € Was geschieht, wenn Trauer von einem vorübergehenden Gefühl zu einem dauerhaften Zustand wird? In “Natural Acts” beschäftigen sich die*der queere, behinderte, interdisziplinäre Künstler*in Perel (@perelpix ) und Rita Mazza (@kerenvonschwarz ), freischaffende*r Künstler*in und Gebärdensprachchoreograf*in, mit nonbinären und nichtlinearen Formen des Trauerns und suchen nach Strategien, um Abwesenheit und Verlust sinnlich erfahrbar zu machen. Anhand visueller und narrativer Elemente werden die Auswirkungen von Gewalt über Generationen hinweg verhandelt und das Publikum emotional und intellektuell in diese Thematik hineingezogen. In die Perfomance sind zwei Kunstwerke integriegt: Chaise lounge “Do you want us here or not (MMK)” von Finnegan Shannon (@finneganshann0n ) & Deborah Schamoni (@deborahschamoni ) und Hängende Kokons “The Nursery“ und Gehirne aus Gips “Olympia”: von Itamar Gov (@itamargov ) und Zilberman (@zilbermangallery ). • What happens when grief turns from a temporary feeling into a permanent state? In “Natural Acts”, queer, disabled, interdisciplinary artist Perel and freelance artist and sign language choreographer Rita Mazza explore non-binary and non-linear forms of mourning, searching for strategies to make a sensual experience out of absence and loss. Using visual and narrative elements, the performance explores the effects of violence across generations, drawing the audience into the subject both emotionally and intellectually. The performance integrates two art pieces: Chaise Lounge “Do you want us here or not (MMK)”: Courtesy of the artist Finnegan Shannon & Deborah Schamoni and Hanging cocoons “The Nursery“ and plaster brains “Olympia”: Courtesy of the artist Itamar Gov and Zilberman, Berlin. ‼️ After the performance on 29.9.: Artist Talk with Perel, Rita & @dana.cermane . 📸© Mayra Wallraff | @mayrawallraff

🪩 The CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTER is coming back! LIFETIMES — a series from September to December 2024 The Cultural Community Center invites you to its second edition at Heizhaus: a place to gather, to learn, to play, to offer and to participate. This year, we explore lifetimes, with the youngest and the oldest, with drag and folk dances, with menopause and a mourning café. In the midst of all crises, here and elsewhere, we wish to create a space for encounters with thoughts about life, its transience, farewells and new beginnings: at the DISCO FOR ALL, we celebrate finite lifetimes with you! Let’s come together and let singular & collective identities meet unexpectedly, let us feel safe, protected and challenged. Let’s share spaces, create connections, celebrate, mourn and dance together. We can’t wait. Stay tuned for updates! Beautiful design by © Rory Midhani *** 🪩 Das CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTER kommt zurück! LEBENSZEITEN — Eine Serie von September bis Dezember 2024 Das Cultural Community Center lädt zu seiner 2. Ausgabe im Heizhaus ein! Wir erkunden Lebenszeiten, mit den Jüngsten und den Ältesten, mit Drag und Volkstänzen, mit Menopause und Trauercafé. Inmitten aller Krisen, hier und anderswo, wollen wir mit dem Gedanken an das Leben, seine Vergänglichkeit, Abschiede und Neuanfänge einen Raum der Begegnung schaffen: In der DISCO FÜR ALLE feiern wir mit euch die endlichen Lebenszeiten! Lasst uns zusammenkommen und singuläre & kollektive Identitäten unerwartet aufeinandertreffen lassen, ihnen Raum geben, sich sicher, geborgen, aber auch herausgefordert zu fühlen. Wir wollen uns austauschen, Verbindungen schaffen, gemeinsam feiern, trauern und tanzen. Wie können es kaum erwarten. Folgt uns hier, um keine Updates zu verpassen! @uferstudios_tanz_berlin @high____expectations @rorymidhani @olympiabukkakis @ohk_ddanddarakim @blaqq_bear @__in__other__times__ @nourdina #ccc #culturalcommunitycenter #berlinculture #berlinevent #collective #psr

What a spectacular finale! After 8 unforgettable events, our series 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 has come to an end. Every moment was pure magic, every gathering a highlight in itself. A huge 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 to all the friends, the tems of @bebawillfeedyou @hauberlin @gropiusbau @fskkino @blnensemble @sophiensaele and our wonderful guests who joined us on this journey. 🌷 We look forward to see u again soon. 🤡 • 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝟮𝟮.𝟰. – 𝟴.𝟲.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 • With: @ashbela @rachellibeskind @funnycars @alphaville @ruthrose @jessgadani @heikiriipinen @katharina.joy @heikiriipinen @svaratharajah @alona_rodeh @gaelcleinow @show____choir____ @wegmannjas @attia_yael @dan.akanin @annabolic_thunder @high____expectations #EthanBraun 📸 © @mayrawallraff

In four musical chapters, Jen Rosenblit stages absurd yet familiar situations: an auction and a dog race. Two events with a hellish pace that revolve entirely around an absent object. ElseWhere Rhapsody is a grand experiment that seeks to illuminate the poetic and political aspects of desire. Beneath the humorous waterfall of words lurk philosophical questions. How does desire arise, how do we value things, what is the function of memory? To the sounds of polyphonic ballads and poetic lyrics, ElseWhere Rhapsody transports us to a crumbling landscape, an eclectic collage of genres, images, sounds, and movements. @hotbodiesxoxo @li_wonder @colinself Jen Rosenblit ElseWhere Rhapsody 15.06, 18:30 https://www.buda.be/en/voorstelling/elsewhere-rhapsody/ ____ © Simon Courchel ( @simoncourchel )