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FUTURE WIFE

By ruth tang (Singapore / USA / New Zealand)

ruth tang © Nathaniel Johnson

ruth tang © Nathaniel Johnson

ruth tang’s whimsical text combines economics, animal welfare and love and unfolds countless layers.

Workshop by and with ruth tang
Friday, 13 May, 16:30

Artist Talk with Eric Marlin and ruth tang
Thursday, 12 May, 20:30

In the world that ruth tang outlines in “FUTURE WIFE”, the only couple relationships left are between women and goats. The goats can be rescued by female workers at the abattoir just before they are slaughtered – as long as there is a spark of love between them. Activist aliens demand freedom for all animals, pirates ponder over a fair distribution of wealth and the choir of goats reads “Das Kapital” in their book club. tang’s bizarre comedy tackles processes of exploitation and oppression and tells us exactly what knives have to do with capitalism.

Artistic Team

Marie SchleefStaged reading
Hannah SchünemannDramaturgy
Hannah BeeckScenography
Lukas DarnstädtSound design

With
Dimitri Cacouris, Cristián Lehmann Carrasco, Marie Schleef, Cameron Seglias, Çiğdem Teke, Zelal Yeşilyurt
Cameron SegliasMusical saw