RADICAL CHEERLEADING
Zufit Simon
(2022-24)


Codes of cheerleading, known from athletic competitions, are used and subverted in this production to convey its own messages. Glamour, glitter and a mix of various slogans are elements of this joyful, ironic alternative to militant forms of protest.



CREDITS
artistic direction, choreography: Zufit Simon

creation, dance: Dorota Michalak, Erika Leo/ Sophie Prins, Sunayana Shetty, Cary Shiu, Zufit Simon

sound: Fredrik Olofsson

lighting design: JOM

costume design: Mirella Oestreicher

outside eye: Clarissa Rêgo, Moritz Gagern

management: Dietrich Oberländer

PR: Beate Zeller

support: Kulturreferat der LH München and Stiftung Niedersachsen, the NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK – STEPPING OUT with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR & Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR

premiere: 18.11.2022 LOT-Theater Braunschweig

photo: Oliver Look, Klaus Dilger, Dieter Hartwig