In Membering the audience does not just watch. Berlin-based choreographer Dragana Bulut invites people to leave their seats, sit at tables on stage and help repair broken ceramics, with real ceramic glue, while the performers tell a story of loss. The piece premieres at the Sophiensæle on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 7pm and runs until Saturday 14 November.
The starting point is Bulut's own family history, marked by war, fascist violence and the people it took. Rather than staging a story about getting over grief, she asks how grief moves between generations and bodies, and how events we never lived through still become something we carry. Repair, therapy and the archive become choreographies for living with what remains. Bulut performs with Cécile Bally. Andrew Hardwidge is the dramaturg.
What to expect
About 90 minutes without an interval, in English. During the show you move from the seating onto the stage, sit at tables there and work with ceramic pieces and glue. There are video projections, including archive footage that shows human bones, a few musical interludes and one high-frequency sound. The theatre recommends the piece for ages 16 and over.
Good to know
- Dates: Wednesday 11 November (premiere), Thursday 12 and Friday 13 November at 7pm, Saturday 14 November at 8.30pm
- Where: Festsaal, Sophiensæle, Sophienstraße 18, 10178 Berlin
- Tickets: 10, 15, 20 or 25 €. Choose the price that suits you. Buy them online or at the box office.
- Language: English
- Content note: grief, death, transgenerational trauma, fascist violence. Archive footage shows human bones.
- Accessibility: two wheelchair spaces and two beanbag seats per show, bookable on 030 283 52 66 (Monday to Friday 4–6pm). Early entry is possible.
Nearby
The galleries of Auguststraße are around the corner. On Thursday 12 November, EIGEN + ART opens Carsten Nicolai's show from 5 to 8pm, just before the 7pm performance.