Apollon
Stop tryna be God
Performance for all 14 and over Young FFT Theatre & Performance
The Greek god Apollon is the deity of art, prophecy, and healing. He embodies a radiant aesthetic ideal as well as an ambivalent figure set between order and destruction. Apollo has also served as a symbol for masculinity since antiquity. What traces did he leave in our image of masculinity? Is he still a beacon for a young generation? Waltraud900, together with a male-read ensemble of performers aged between 15 and 20 explores which imagery and stories shaped masculinity throughout history. They scrutinise their own definition of “masculine heritage” while seeking for new role models. Following the award-winning “Daughters of the Future”, Apollon asks: Where are the sons of the future headed, and which questions come to accompany them?
cast
On stage: Gustav Becker, Bowen Gao, Nuragha Gasimov, Tasos Geraidis, Amin Hubricht, Simon Karol Gabriel Ilga, Uğur Kepenek, Anton Schebesta, Andreas Spektorov, Zhengli Wang, Timo Walek, Fabio Wilson, Juri Win Wintersig
Live music: Nuragha Gasimov, Andreas Spektorov, Zhengli Wang, Juri Win Wintersig
Concept and Idea: waltraud900
Direction: Bianca Künzel
Choreography: Phaedra Pisimisi
Setting and Equipment: Ria Papadopoulou
Dramaturgy: Dorle Trachternach
Music and Musical Direction: Linda Bockholt
Text / Rap: Uğur Kepenek AKA Busy Beast
Production Assistance: Theo Gatzka
Choreographic Assistance: Mohammed Marouf Alhassan
Production Management: Katrin Wiesemann
credits
Co-production partners: FFT Düsseldorf, Theater im Pumpenhaus Münster
Supported by the Cultural Office of the City of Düsseldorf, the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia (Diversity Fund) and the Performing Arts Fund from funds provided by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
