Rooms

An encounter of spaces

This is my space. My home. My place. – But where do we actually spend our lives? HELLA LUX asked people of all ages about their living spaces and favorite places, collecting stories, images, and sounds along the way. No matter how different these spaces and lives may be, in „ROOMS“ they come together, forming an architecture of sprawling narratives—connected by backstairs, open portals, or dark passageways.

Through light and sound collages, a theatrical space emerges—one that can be entered, inhabited, and shaped by the audience itself. Climb through the window to visit neighbors, take refuge in future spaces, sketch floor plans and erase them again. HELLA LUX explores the blueprints of our society, making community, solitude, and boundaries tangible. A new place takes shape—built and explored together.

HELLA LUX NOTES: Thanks to its modular design, this performance can easily be adapted to different locations - Feel free to contact us!

From age 8 | Multilingual | 80 minutes

Info

Multilingual: German, with contributions in English, French, and Arabic

Audio-Based and the Technology Behind It: ROOMS collects original recordings from people of different age groups, each offering unique perspectives on space and home. These voices create an auditory architecture, which the audience can explore in a theatrical way. Like the performance "Wenn nicht jetzt dann gestern", ROOMS utilizes wireless headphone technology, allowing for playful strategies and flexible group dynamics. The format is adaptable for both indoor and outdoor spaces.

Feel free to contact us if you are interested in similar formats or the technology behind it!

Venues & Awards

ROOMS is a flexible and modular concept that can be adapted to a wide variety of locations. It has been presented at several venues, including Theaterhaus G7 (2018), frei.stadt.hallein Festival (2019), echtzeit Festival Münster (2022),as part of the FLUX Program (2019), and as a feature of the Route of Industrial Heritage.

Credits

Artistic Direction: Liljan Halfen & Milena Wichert
With: Marina Andrée, Louisa Beck, Lenja Busch, Liat Fassberg, Liljan Halfen, Patrick Kerner, My Lan Nguyen, and Milena Wichert
Sound Design: Louisa Beck
Lighting Design: Patrick Kerner
Voices: Tat Aghababyan, Ahmad Babyli, Cynthia, Inge Dreyling, Lea Falk, Renate Hermann, Jascha, Detlef Köhler, Atefa Mousavi, Meier-Ude, Nitsa, Dagmar Rohmeier, and many other interview partners who wish to remain anonymous.

Photos: ©Rudolf Wichert
Video: ©David Rittershaus

Funding & Collaboration

Premiere 06.05.2018 | Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm

A production by HELLA LUX in co-production with Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm. Conceptual research took place within the framework of Next Generation Workspace—a residency project by Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm, Starke Stücke Festival, Theaterhaus Frankfurt, and the Hessian Theater Academy, funded by the Hessian Ministry of Science and the Arts. Supported by the Cultural Office of the City of Frankfurt am Main, the Hessian Ministry of Science and the Arts, and the Naspa Foundation. Rehearsals took place at Z. Zentrum für Proben und Forschung. Part of “Claiming Common Spaces”, a project by the Alliance of International Production Houses.

ROOMS was developed as part of the Next Generation Workspace, a work stipend initiated by the Starke Stücke Festival and Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm. This residency provides artists with the opportunity to explore and develop new formats for an intergenerational audience.

„So, I live on the fourth floor, and the building has the colors of a band-aid and a liverwurst—so you can picture it pretty well.“ Luca, 9 years old, from the performance ROOMS

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU
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FOR PROJECT INQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT:

Lenja Busch: lenja@hellalux.de
Focus: Public Relations and International
Milena Wichert: milena@hellalux.de
Focus: Services and Audio Formats