By Fatima Moumouni und Laurin Buser
Staging: Suna Gürler
World premiere: 21 January 2022, Schiffbau-Box
1h45, no break
Astro, Ella, Damn, Nabil and Mari are a gang, a bubble, a band. They have just produced their first song and, sure, they swear: It's going to be a bomb. Unfortunately, another bomb hits first: a case of racist police violence in their immediate vicinity. None of the five is left cold by the incident, but their world is getting colder. How they all deal with the issue of racism divides the friends. But silence is not an option, especially when you have a few good beats in your bag and a lot to say anyway. But first of all, everyone has Bullestress. Even the cops themselves.
The new play by Fatima Moumouni and Laurin Buser is an activist coming-of-age story made and based in Switzerland, with a smooth sound and strong statements. Suna Gürler directs the play with five young people from here, for here, or us.
© Emma Lou Herrmann