In this cabaret, stories roll one after the other. Sometimes storytelling is the only way out of the labyrinth of ordinary, everyday nonsense, such as that of bureaucracy. Through puppetry and Byzantine-inspired music, Hanik Soleimani tells a series of captivating tales like a modern-day Scheherazade. Using autofiction, she narrates her troubles with residence permit procedures in Germany and those of leaving behind her life in Iran. To Soleimani, stories serve as weapons at the immigration office to buy time in Berlin, keeping the authorities as well as the audience hooked with yet another cliffhanger.

Hanik Soleimani (1995, Tehran, Iran) is an artist who works across music, puppetry, dance, theater, and performance. Puppetry is a central part of her theatrical work. In her performances, she often uses music and singing as a dramaturgical, storytelling tool, and for her latest piece, she wrote the songs and cocomposed the music, drawing from Byzantine traditions. Soleimani sings with the Jigarâki Trio and the Berlin-based band OVIS and has performed at Theater Baden-Baden; Ballhaus Ost, Berlin; Odeion Athinon, Athens; and Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, among others. She lives in Berlin.

German, English and Farsi
ages 14 upwards
45 min

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