TURN is an evening of conversation, music and dance. Rules, ranks and conventions are always in flux. What begins as a thé dansant in Strauss’ birth year 1825, becomes a waltz through 200 years of capitalism. Always rotating, always revolving, the waltz symbolizes the search for an alternative society. Gob Squad in collaboration with composer Ethan Braun and Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop subvert the dress code, and open the doors of the theatre to the world outside. Places change, new constellations emerge. TURN posits a community of equals as harmonious as the waltz itself. Let the tables turn!
Concept
Gob Squad
Composition, Musical Direction and Piano Ethan Braun
Devised and performed by Gob Squad – Johanna Freiburg, Sean Patten, Sharon Smith, Berit Stumpf, Sarah Thom, Bastian Trost, Simon Will
Music and Performance Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop – Mia Bodet, Yodfat Miron, Sophie Notte
Sounddesign Julio Zúñiga
Videodesign Miles Chalcraft
Set Design Gob Squad
Costumes Ingken Benesch, Sarah Thom
Lighting Design and Technical Management Chris Umney
Dramaturgy Christina Runge, Johanna Höhmann
Directing Assistance Mica Heilmann
Artistic Collaboration Set Albertine Mietusch
Costume Assistance Djuna Reiner
Intern Erik Forsström
Company Management Team Heleen De Boever, Caroline Gentz, Talea Schuré, Grischa Schwiegk
A new production/ world premiere by Gob Squad in co-production with Johann Strauss 2025 Vienna, Burgtheater Vienna, Volksbühne am Rosa Luxemburg-Platz Berlin and Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden.
Supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
Gob Squad Arts Collective are funded institutionally by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.