SWEETBITTER SONGS
by Jacob Bussmann & Companions
performance
THU 26.06.2025
9:00pm — 10:05pm
Premiere
studioNAXOS, Waldschmidtstr. 19, 60316 Frankfurt am Main
Zur Vorstellung am 28. Juni bieten wir für blindes und sehbehindertes Publikum eine Audiodeskription an, Autorinnen: Dana Lienert und Paula Noack. Um 20:00 Uhr findet eine Tastführung statt.
Jacob Bussmann is lying on his side on the floor, supported by his left arm. He is wearing a bright red sleeveless top and loose red pants. His lips are painted blue, with pink coloring across his forehead and cheeks. His gaze is focused.
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.)
A wheelchair-accessible toilet is located behind the bookshelves in the theatre foyer. The room measures 2.60 × 2.60 m, with a door width of 90 cm. There is 90 cm of clearance on both sides of the toilet. The seat height is 48 cm.
Is there an audio description? In which language?
German
Is there a tactile introduction? In which language is it held?
German
Is there any special light? (Stroboscope etc.)
Stroboscope
… γλυκύπικρον ἀμάχανον … / … sweetbitter unmanageable … / … süß-bitter widerspenstig … — this is how Sappho writes about love: an experience of sweetness and bitterness that cannot be grasped or controlled. It doesn’t arise from within, but happens in the encounter with something incomprehensible — like a taste that defies classification. Sweetbitter Songs are crooked love songs that approach the shifting, disconcerting affects of being alone in longing. They follow mysterious eels, driving beats, wild theories, and anxious crabs that swallow grains of sand to keep it together.
SIC, PERFORMANCE: Jacob Bussmann
DRAMATURGY, COSTUME: Chiara Marcassa
SOUND DIRECTION: Rupert Jaud
LIGHTING: Carina Premer
CHOREOGRAPHY: Frédéric De Carlo
Funded by Kulturamt Frankfurt am Main, Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur
Further dates:
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SAT 28.06. | 9:00pm
studioNAXOS, Waldschmidtstr. 19, 60316 Frankfurt am Main
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SUN 29.06. | 9:00pm
studioNAXOS, Waldschmidtstr. 19, 60316 Frankfurt am Main