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Anxiety
by Marie Popall & Team
‘For all those who, without having heard her story, claim that she did not exist.’
In their performance, Marie Popall and her team turn their attention to the forgotten folk saint, St Kümmernis. Hieronymus Bosch painted her as a martyr on the cross, wearing a dress and with a soft downy growth on her chin; the Catholic Church sought to erase her.
Collectively, the performers build up the legend amongst themselves. Through choreographed gestures and overlapping voices, an echo emerges within their bodies, causing the past, present and future to resonate with one another. Caught between shame, desire and resistance, Kümmernis is elevated to the status of an icon. With her fluttering dress and hairy mouth, she speaks out against binary categorisations and defiantly returns the gaze. The performers radically break free from what clings to them and, together, explore visions of their bodies and voices.
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Duration: approx. 60 mins
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Performance Eman Hussein, évo mine lambillon, Marie Popall
Direction/Choreography Marie Popall
Dramaturgy/Co-direction Madeleine Lauw
Set design/Lighting Lilli Unger
Sound Zooey Agro
Costumes Carolina Misztela
Production manager Fiona Schreier
Photography Marie Popall
Language English
Co-production Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik
Supported by City of Zurich Culture, Ernst Göhner Foundation
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Thursday, October 15, 2026
20:00
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Saturday, October 17, 2026
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Sunday, October 18, 2026
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Fabriktheater
Seestrasse 395
8038 Zürich
+41 (0)44 485 58 28
fabriktheater@rotefabrik.ch
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