In LIARS, Henrike Iglesias, Olivia Hyunsin Kim and Olympia Bukkakis explore cases of patriarchal violence and their amplification on social media. In a narrative, immersive installation, the audience moves through a performative social media feed. The starting point is the trial between American actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard – one of many examples that mark a social backlash within discourses on sexualised and patriarchal violence since #MeToo. Why are women and queers who speak out about patriarchal violence still (or once again) so strongly distrusted? How does the myth of the ‘(im)perfect victim’ play into this? How are social media tools being used specifically to reinforce misogynistic and queerphobic tendencies? What role do we play as an audience? And what strategies and feminist visions help us to fight back and remain hopeful?
by Henrike Iglesias
Cast
Concept, performance Olympia Bukkakis, Olivia Hyunsin Kim, Marielle Schavan, Sophia Schroth
Concept, space design, video Leo G. Alonso
Concept, sounddesign, composition Malu Peeters
Costume design: Alexis Mersmann, Anne Marina Fidler
Dramaturgy, outside eye María F. Giacaman Hasbún
Space design Valentina Primavera, Anahí Pérez
Production ehrliche arbeit (DE), Maxine Devaud / oh la la – performing arts production (CH)
Press and public relations Franziska Janke
A production by Henrike Iglesias in coproduction with Sophiensæle and ROXY Birsfelden. Funded by Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt und den Hauptstadtkulturfonds,
Fachausschuss darstellende Künste BS/BL. With the support of Theaterhaus Mitte.