How long are you planning to stay?

How long are you planning to stay?

In the physical theater piece „How Long Are You Planning to Stay?“ (2020/2021) migration experiences of six people from various contexts are presented by movement, dance and spoken word. 

Irony, absurdity and exaggeration are elements of our performative expression. Life was brought on the stage as it is and the stories were told. Our stories. Each personal story was a collectively shared experience that deconstructs the hegemonic narrative of migration, exile and identity. This piece was dealing with the legacy and impacts of the Second World War, along with the continuities of fascism, borders being born in the war, ideas of “being at home”, memories of people and objects left behind, language as an instrument of suppression in the so-called “integration process”, as well as a tool of self-empowerment.

“These experiences should not remain invisible. Our piece shows the complexity of migrant identities from a self-empowering perspective, since the public space, which should also belong to us, is appropriated.”

Premiere: 11.09.2020. Odeon theater, Vienna. Opening of the WienWoche festival

Direction and screenplay:

Danilo Jovanović

Performers and content creators:

Jasmin Behnawa

Shahrzad Nazarpor

Flávia Mudesto

Rada Živadinović

Iva Marković

Uli Pilwax 

Oluchukwu Akusinanwa 

Music:

Iva Olo

Photography:

Luiz Lima

Sound assistant:

Dijana Jurić

Production:  WienWoche festival  and Physical Theater Company “Side Effect”