Pooyesh Frozandeh: Saving Flowers – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Pooyesh Frozandeh:
Saving Flowers
“…When someone sits in the middle of a rocket attack and only paints flowers, one might think that the war has had a strong effect on them. In reality, however, this person is searching for something that doesn’t exist – they are moving within a contradiction.”
Bahram Dabiri, Iranian painter
On the ruins, where the boundaries of things are crossed and intertwined, and where all their former definitions are nullified; where these mutilated remnants become a collective graveyard in solidarity with one another; where blue has turned yellow, green has become brown, and gray red — there stands a vase filled with many fresh, vividly colored flowers. They are there to camouflage the ruins. They are there to prevent the destruction of the eye. They are there to deny this plundering of life.
How does a person perceive this absurd collage? How does this distorted narrative manifest through their body?
The information on accessibility is still in progress and will be updated as soon as possible. If any questions remain unanswered until then, please feel free to contact the communication department at barrierefreiheit@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 35. Please note that details may change by the day of the event. Therefore, if you find out after you have purchased your ticket that the performance is no longer accessible to you, you can contact us for a ticket return at ticketing@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 45 until 5 business days after the event (Monday through Friday between 10am and 6pm).
Duration
- Approx. 35 minutes, no intermission
Language
- English spoken language. Understanding the content is not required.
Light
- The lighting mood is dark
- Bright colourful spots can dazzle the audience
- There will be projections of flowers
Sound
- It will be very quiet in the first part of the performance
- The performance will be loud. Earplugs will be provided
Audience
- Seated audience with standard theatre seating (with backrests)
- 2 beanbag seats available, subject to availability.
- 2 wheelchair-accessible spaces available, subject to availability.
Early Boarding
- There will be early boarding. The meeting point is in the foyer next to the bar.
Tickets
- Reservations can be made via the ticket telephone at 030 283 52 66, Monday to Friday from 4pm-6pm
- Via the online ticket shop
- At the box office
You can also find more information about accessibility at the house here.
Text, choreography: Pooyesh Frozandeh
Co creation, Performance: kiana rezvani
Composition: Marina Lukashevich
Dramaturgy: Azade Shahmiri
Video: Jonathan Kolski, Pooyesh Frozandeh
Light: Robert Prideaux, Núria Carrillo Erra
Costume: id.crisis
A production by Pooyesh Frozandeh in cooperation with HZT Berlin. The 35th Tanztage Berlin is a production of Sophiensæle. Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. With the kind support of Tanzfabrik Berlin e.V., Theaterhaus Berlin and HZT Berlin. Media partners: Berlin Art Link, Missy Magazine, Rausgegangen, Siegessäule, taz.
Pooyesh Frozandeh was born in Tehran, Iran. He is an interdisciplinary artist. He studied theater directing at Soore University in Tehran and then completed a bachelor’s degree in theater studies and art history at Ruhr University Bochum. In 2025, he completed a master’s degree in choreography at HZT Berlin.
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