For the fourth and final time, Sophiensæle presents the popular spring festival series Queer Darlings, bringing old and new favorites to Berlin. The works of local and international artists deal with personal and socio-political moments of change, transformation, crisis and transition(s). To do so, they overwrite folk dances and narratives, fairy tales and myths from a queer perspective to create humorous, immersive, sensual and imaginative stage worlds beyond binary norms – and celebrate the potential of queer imagination for new visions of coexistence.
Set in a fictional film studio, the audience is invited to go behind the scenes of Cade & MacAskill’s creative process. Artists and lovers Rosana Cade and Ivor MacAskill have been creating The Making of Pinocchio since 2018, alongside and in response to Ivor’s gender transition. In this technically sophisticated live film shoot and with playful humor, they reflect this process and their relationship in it.
The Making of Pinocchio is a true tale of love and transition and a queer re-appropriation of the tale of the lying wooden puppet who wants to be a “real boy”. Constantly shifting between reality and fiction, fairy tale and autobiography, the personal and the political, this “ravishingly beautiful” (The Arts Desk) show explores the sheer joy and limitless potential of queer imagination.
IN ENGLISH WITH GERMAN AND ENGLISH SUBTITLES
TICKETS: 10–15 €
On April 14 + 15, the film version of the play will also be shown online via the plattform Dringeblieben, in case you can’t or don’t want to go to the theater. Get your hands on the tickets for the online stream by clicking here. Costs for the online ticket: 3 €.
