head bucket bed
by Klaudia Wittmann
head bucket bed emerges out of a four-year research into institutional abuse in gymnastics and the genealogy of hysteria—particularly experiences of shame and self-degradation. The work asks how bodies are affected by words, how they are shaped through and by objects, and what space can be carved out for desire within forceful repetitions. It is a solo show in which the performer is never alone, with voice and gaze taking on various guises, ranging from the farcical to the grotesque, while undergoing a process of "exposion"— expulsion by exposure—of shame.
Concept: Klaudia Wittmann
Choreography: Klaudia Wittmann in collaboration with dancers Silas Grocott-Cain, George Perez
Performer: Klaudia Wittmann
Sculptures & Objects: Lara Ritosa-Roberts
Video Art: Arturo Bandinelli
Dramaturgical Assistance: Arturo Bandinelli
Lighting: Michael Picknett
Original score: Andrea Boccadoro, Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro, Stefano Rittieri
Music Credits: Für mich soll's rote Rosen regnen (1968) by Hildegard Knef, (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena (1985) by Sandra
Film Credits: Die Sünderin (1951) by Willi Forst
Production: Ciara Lynch
Supported by: Arts Council England, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Centre for Dance Research Coventry
Duration: 40 minutes
