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Jarmila Lee-Lou's “Seide&Stahl” is dedicated to the disciplinary and gender-specific contradictions of aerial artistry and weight training as a kind of artistic research process. Inspired by feminist criticism of body norms and the self-exploitation and exploitation of FLINTA bodies, the circus artist explores the social and artistic paradoxes of the strong female body and its aesthetic absence in an explorative and interventionist way. With humor and at the same time expressive performance, she confronts her audience and navigates through snapshots of a female* read body.
Jarmila Lee-Lou (she/her) is a circus performer, dance teacher and curator. Her diverse activities are united by an interest in creating a contemporary and feminine* circus practice that redefines content, aesthetics and working conditions. She is a co-founder of Kunstkartell e. V. and the Initiative Feministischer Zirkus.
Creation & Performance: Jarmila Lee-Lou Kuznik
Dramaturgy: Yolande Sommer
Music: Jaspar Libuda
Choreographic assistance: Ruby & Hoba Hmidan
Video & Photo: Benjamin Lucke
Lighting concept: Moody Kablawi
Production: Miriam Taschler
About the Company
Jarmila Lee-Lou (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Berlin, specializing in aerial acrobatics, dance, and theater, a circus performer, dance teacher and curator. Her diverse activities are united by an interest in creating a contemporary and feminine* circus practice that redefines content, aesthetics and working conditions. She is a co-founder of Kunstkartell e. V. and the Initiative Feministischer Zirkus. She has been involved in a wide range of projects and collaborations, working with artists from various disciplines and background.
About the Location
Ballhaus Prinzenallee in Wedding is an artistically, programmatically and organizationally intercultural theater in Berlin's independent scene. In in-house, co- and guest productions, the politically oriented program deals with topics such as flight, migration, racism and feminism as well as intercultural and queer discourses. We create space for migrant and international artists/groups, to whom we often make our stage available rent-free. We believe that marginalized groups in particular, who often fall through the cracks of the funding system, should be given the opportunity to showcase their art. The forms of performance range from classical plays to circus, dance and music theater to multimedia performances. Multilingual productions and surtitles enable cultural understanding and a multilingual audience. With our diverse program, our barrier-free premises and educational and participatory offers for children, young people and adults, the Ballhaus is a meeting place that transcends nationality, sexuality and class and is actively committed to social integration and social dialogue.