“und samstags staubsaugen” – Documentary Object Theatre by Josephine Hock – Schaubude Berlin | 23.02.-25.02.2023

At the end of February, HfS Ernst Busch puppetry graduate Josephine Hock will show the premiere of her latest work “und samstags staubsaugen” (> and vacuuming on Saturdays). In it, Hock thematises work in the household and its unequal distribution. Who takes on which activities, rituals? What traditions and stories are handed down? Why do more women still take over the household in percentage terms, while men do more paid work? With cleaning sponges, detergents, mini washing machines and cleaning rags, Hock raises a lot of dust and questions our everyday domestic activities.

Fig. above: © Josephine Hock

Household care includes routines, arguments, expectations, secret and less secret knowledge. It is sometimes invisible. It is often unpaid and taken for granted. It is sometimes wage labour and precarious employment.

It creates cosiness, makes a living space a home. But above all, it never ends: doing the laundry occasionally, shopping regularly – and vacuuming on Saturdays.

A documentary theatre of things with a lot of glamour about endless household chores and finite power.

WHERE?

Schaubude Berlin
Greifswalder Straße 81-84
10405 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg

WHEN?

Do, 23.2. 8:00 pm Premiere
Fr, 24.2. 8:00 pm
Sa, 25.2. 8:00 pm with audio description and tactile guidance 6:30-7:15 pm*
*Registration under ticket@schaubude.berlin

COSTS and LANGUAGE

75 minutes
16,50 EUR, reduced 11,50 EUR
In German