Doomsdaydudes
The theatre performance DOOMSDAYDUDES is a survival show in which two 'dudes' sit around an artificial campfire, trying to outdo each other with stories about zombie apocalypses, solar storms and Doomsday. They practise making fire, setting traps, and distilling water while preparing their bodies and minds for emergencies. They document the entire process on TikTok. But why are they doing this? What motivates these 'lone wolves' to long for the apocalypse, both online and offline? They are afraid – afraid of a world that is becoming increasingly incomprehensible and irrelevant to them. DOOMSDAYDUDES offers a queer-feminist perspective on prepping, right-wing narratives and natural disasters. The project explores ways in which we can collectively confront fear as an everyday companion without exacerbating the current polycrisis.
Credits:
Artistic direction/performance: Nora Schön and Marie Simons
Stage design: Valeria Castaño Moreno
Costumes: Ina Trenk
Music: Dominik Keggenhoff
Lighting/outside eye: Dennis Dita Kopp
A collaboration between Produktionshaus NAXOS, Frankfurt am Main, and LICHTHOF Theater, Hamburg
Supported by: Frankfurt Cultural Office, Frankfurt Women's Department, Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art and Culture, Hamburg Cultural Foundation
Many thanks to Nikolaus Kockel, Caspar Weimann, and the Schattenwolf Wilderness and Survival School
Photography:
Nikolaus Kockel
