HOPE

In the organizer's words:

That's the point

What keeps us hopeful when uncertainty, exhaustion or powerlessness dominate our everyday lives? HOPE gets to the bottom of this question and shows hope not as naïve optimism, but as a conscious, often quiet practice by women and people who read and identify as female.
The project is based on audio interviews with people aged between 15 and 100. A polyphonic sound space emerges from their stories about moments of connection, gestures of resistance and sustaining relationships. It is about actions that preserve dignity and scope - especially in times of social shifts and uncertainty.

That's why you have to go in

In HOPE, these personal stories are physically translated into space and dance by the performers. The result is a walk-in "landscape of hope" in which voices, sound, light and movement intertwine. The audience is invited to move freely and perceive the resonances in their own bodies.
What do we draw strength from? Is it the closeness, the solidarity, the attention for each other or the decision not to harden despite everything? The performance makes it possible to experience hope as a fragile but effective force: as a resistance against deadening and as a possibility to remain capable of action and connected - even if there is no guarantee of a happy ending.

Pssst!

Behind the project is the choreographer MIRA (Julia Riera-Kresser), who combines documentary voices with contemporary dance language. Her production makes hope physically tangible and shows how it arises and connects across generations.

Information on accessibility

Duration: approx. 60 minutes

The performance on 17.05.2026 will be accompanied by an audio description (at 6 pm). A touch tour will be offered at 5 pm.

The auditorium is barrier-free accessible. There is a wheelchair-accessible toilet.

You can bring your own headphones to use the audio description on 17.05.2026. The connection works via a simple mini-jack plug.

In the courtyard, a tactile guidance system leads to all entrances of the civic center and the gastronomy.

The nearest public parking spaces for people with disabilities (with an "aG" parking permit) are located on Sudermanplatz (150 m away).

The various support requirements can be specified when purchasing tickets. This way we can be well prepared.

Guide dogs and assistance dogs are very welcome. Please let us know if you are bringing a dog to the performance.

Please let us know if you would like to be picked up from the nearest bus or train stop and accompanied to the event.

Please contact Iris (iris.haist@sommerblut.de) if you have any concerns or questions about accessibility.