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CRISIS (CRIME)

Krise (Krimi) interrogates the crisis-ridden nature of midlife. What became of our dreams? Who or what killed them off? And where is our desire headed now?

dance/performance

THU 01.10.2026
7:00pm — 8:15pm

Premiere

Produktionshaus NAXOS

Event link

Ticket needed

Photo by Artemiy Shokin_______ The image shows Caroline Creutzburg and René Alejandro Huari Mateus in black and white, pressed closely together against a plain grey background. The background is highly reduced and flat, making the two figures stand out clearly and creating a staged, cinematic atmosphere. René Alejandro Huari Mateus stands slightly in front and looks tensely upward, beyond the frame. Caroline Creutzburg is positioned closely behind René and holds René with both arms. Both faces appear serious and unsettled. The lighting is strongly focused on their faces. René’s face in particular is brightly lit and stands out clearly against the grey background and dark clothing. Caroline’s face is also deliberately illuminated, making their facial features and tense expressions clearly visible. The strong contrasts between light and dark intensify the dramatic, almost crime-film-like atmosphere. Their close physical position conveys protection, holding on, fear and uncertainty at the same time. It appears as though Caroline Creutzburg and René Alejandro Huari Mateus are reacting together to something outside the frame that remains invisible to the viewer.

Information on accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible event room (No steps or thresholds higher than 5 cm, doors at least 90 cm wide, wheelchair-accessible toilet, etc.)

Is spoken language used in the performance? If so, which one?

German, English

Are there loud noises?

Screaming, drums, loud music

In Krise (Krimi), Caroline Creutzburg and René Alejandro Huari Mateus turn their attention to the midlife crisis, in which one's own position within a community suddenly becomes a matter of grave concern.

In the format of a crime thriller, they embark on a performative search for clues: What became of their dreams? Who or what killed them? Was it the ex-relationship, the cultural-political austerity measures, their own impostor syndrome?

With costumes and set design by Artemiy Shokin and lighting design by Frithjof Gawenda, the stage becomes the autopsy room for those murdered dreams. On the dissection table lie old letters, suspicious objects, the missed possibility of another life, one's own and others' supposed successes, and the body — trace of what it was, evidence of what it is, and work of what it desires.

The performance blurs its own tracks, slipping with intuition between interrogation and confession, between murder weapon and divining rod, between failure and self-assertion, between vitality and fatigue, between pain and tenderness.

Concept, Artistic Direction, Performance René Alejandro Huari Mateus, Caroline Creutzburg

Set/Costume Design, Co-Conspirator Artemiy Shokin

Lighting, Technical Direction Frithjof Gawenda

Artistic Production Management Nora Schneider

Kulturamt der Stadt Frankfurt am Main, Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur

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