Unboxing Stories (ages 6 and up)
Performance about the search for care in gift boxes
mit Stina Hinrichs, Lena Neckel

With "Unboxing Stories", Lena Neckel and Stina Hinrichs reveal the secret inner life of gift boxes. What stories do the items inside have to tell? What have they experienced and what does this have to do with social care work?
Whether warning triangle, high-heeled shoe or whisk, the found objects come to life and set the two performers in motion. The patriarchal conditioning of things becomes visible through their embodiment. They are used and transformed in a variety of ways and can thus abandon their supposed predestination.
In exchange with the found objects, the performers embark on a search for possibilities of transformation and emancipation.
In this way, very different stories of care are given a stage - sometimes bubbling with words, taking up space and humorous, sometimes quiet, serious and poignant. Personal memories of experiences are shared and feminist utopias are created.
With object theater and dance, the performative piece creates the story of a caring city beyond gender boundaries and role attributions.

CREDITS:
Idea and performance: Lena Neckel & Stina Hinrichs
Outside Eye: Judith Strodtkötter
Technology: Josephine Mielke
Graphics: Lola Mais
Video/Photos: Daniel Niehaus

Please note: there is a limited capacity of 25 seats!

Information on accessibility: The magazine cellar is unfortunately not barrier-free.

FUNDING:
The production "Unboxing Stories" was funded by the Senator for Culture of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and was created with the kind support of the Theaterwerkstatt of the Kulturzentrum Schlachthof. "Unboxing Stories" was premiered on 06.12.2023 at the Zentrum für Kunst Bremen.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Lena Neckel has been working as a performer, actress, theater educator and director in the independent scene in Bremen and around the world since 2019. Her focus is on "physical theater"; consisting of clowning, dance, movement theater, stilt walking and outdoor performance. She is part of unperform, a dance, theater and performance collective in Bremen, and currently also works for tanzbar_bremen and stelzenart.
Stina Hinrichs is a freelance dance maker from Bremen. At bewegungsart in Freiburg, TuT Hannover and Tanz Zentrale Leipzig, she trained in contemporary dance, dance improvisation and performance. She explores socially relevant themes through dance, often with a focus on public space. She is part of tanzbar_bremen, choreographs pieces with children and teaches various age and target groups.