In the organizer's words:

A village that is not a village. People who play villagers. War that is only practiced - and yet leaves its mark.
War has been practiced in Hohenfels, Bavaria, since 1951: on 163 km², administered by the US Army. Simulations of US and NATO operations and supposed "peace missions" are constantly taking place here. So-called Civilians on the Battlefield - COBs for short - embody fictitious villagers from the global conflict zones during these exercises in order to create supposedly realistic scenarios for the soldiers.
Zones of Simulation deals with the people behind these extras. The dance performance interweaves the experiences of former COBs, historical research and excerpts from the novel "Binde zwei Vögel zusammen" by Isabelle Lehn with a resistant body language and a virtual world based on the real military training area. Zones of Simulation looks at a place where global power politics materializes in the local, where war is trained, imagined and inscribed in civilian bodies. Between discipline and violence, reality and fiction and the desire for a peaceful world, a dance is created about the uncertainty in the face of a resurgence of war - and one's own position in it.

Audio description:
The integrated artistic audio description in German spoken language guides the audience through the multi-layered narratives and movements. A tactile tour for blind and visually impaired visitors takes place before each performance at 18:45. Registration at tafelhalle-reservierungen@stadt.nuernberg.de

Age recommendation: For people aged 16 and over

CHOREOGRAPHY, ARTIST DIRECTOR, CONCEPT: Mel Brinkmann
VOICE: Clara Devantié
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: Janine Süss and Mariam Nazaryan
DRAMATURGY & TEXT: Aru Ray Tormann
SCENOGRAPHY & VIRTUAL DESIGN: Alessia Pennavaria and Joseph Lanzinger
SOUND & MUSIC: Tatiana Heuman
CONSULTING AUDIO DESCRIPTION & ACCESS: Janine Süss
With excerpts from the novel "Binde zwei Vögel zusammen" by Isabelle Lehn.

The project is supported by the City of Nuremberg, the Bavarian State Association of Contemporary Dance (BLZT), the Cultural Foundation of Sparkasse Nürnberg and Nürnberg inklusiv. A co-production with the Tafelhalle Nürnberg. With the kind support of Tanzzentrale der Region Nürnberg e.V.

Price information:

VVK: 16,50€ / 11€ reduced (incl. VVK fee) B.O.: 18€ / 13€ reduced