JUMP THE FENCE
Flux artist residency
Nidda, March 1-April 29, 2018
What if we all change our identities, burn our passports and become world citizens? No more nationality. Would that mean that no one would be illegal anymore?
In March and April, the former jewellery shop at Mühlstraße 1 in Nidda was transformed into an art space - and Nidda became the cosmopolitan city of Nidda Mundi. andpartnersincrime spent two months dealing with the topic of boundaries - we collected stories, ran across boundaries, discovered new ones and moved some - not least in our own minds. Together with the citizens of Nidda, we searched for the borders, open or hidden, visible or initially invisible.
The project was part of a residence of FLUX - Theatre und School and was supported by the state of Hesse. With support of the city of Nidda.
Contact: lela@andpartnersincrime.org
Our partners:
Direction: Eleonora Herder, Saeed Sedaghat, Tim Schuster
Space and layout: Anna Sukhova
Video: Julia Novacek
Production management: Charlotte Hesse
Partners in crime in Nidda: Gosia and Joachim Stephan, Daniel der Barman, Granny Chris, Johnny Avuka and Heidelore Ocken- Willisch
09.03. 2018
OPENING PARTY WITH ALL WORLD CITIZENS AND THOSE WHO WANT TO BECOME ONE!
From 18:00h bar night with live music and games
12:00h Project presentation
11.03.2018
Sweet and Swing: Hot waffles and music
23.03.2018
From 18:00h bar night with live music and games
30.03.2018
from 18:00h GOOD FRIDAYS Get-together
06.04.2018 from 18:00h
From 18:00h bar night with live music and games
07.04.2018
LECTURE by Noa Winter: "Boundaries from the Perspective of Disability Studies", followed by a discussion.
Wheelchair ride through Nidda: The citizen Sylvia Pollux leads us by wheelchair through Nidda and shows us her boundaries.
13.04.2018
Costume and make-up workshop with Gosia Stefan and members of the Abadiha Mosque in Nidda.
14.04.2018
Film screening of RIVERBANKS, followed by discussion
18.04.2018
Workshop at Nidda Grammar School: WHAT IS DOCUMENTARY THEATRE?
20.04.2018
From 18:00h bar night with live music and games
21.04.2018
LECTURE by Marc Behrens: "Vagaland Elgerland. Foundation of States in Art"
25.04.2018
Workshop at Nidda Grammar School: WHAT IS DOCUMENTARY THEATRE?
27.04.2018
Instrument building workshop - what exactly is a world instrument?
28.04.2018
14:00h LECTURE by Dr. Leon Gabriel: "Branching the Border: Strategies of Division in Theatre"/ followed by discussion
16:00h Parade through Nidda. Performative opening of Nidda Mundi.
18:00h Award ceremony of the World Citizen Passports.
Closing concert.
Will Nidda become a world city, theatrum mundi? Is there really an art space in the heart of the city, at Mühlstraße 1, open until the end of April, with such open offerings that the motto "Jump the fence" can be experienced by all citizens?
Oberhessischer Kreisanzeiger, March 3, 2018
There was no shortage of materials. The operators of the Lumos cinema donated movie posters, which – colorful and made of sturdy paper – proved to be ideal raw materials. The "Andpartnersincrime" team organized paints, glue, and other materials. Nidda resident Gosia Michalak-Stephan proved to be the source of ideas and a "woman with magic hands" during the two workshops. There was painting and gluing, cutting and folding, fitting, and makeup. Ursula Encke provided sewn costumes. She was also the one who played music with Joachim Stephan. Music from other countries was also featured: the Afghan artist Fahim played instruments from his homeland and India. An intense workshop atmosphere developed, and a song was written and composed. Many beautiful things emerged. Too bad to be put away after just two workshops. "Costumes and Masks for Nidda"
Oberhessischer Kreisanzeiger, April 10, 2018
The idea of the global citizen passport emerged shortly after World War II. Instead of becoming entangled in nationalism and friend-enemy thinking, people were invited to see themselves as citizens of one world. – "Symbol of a borderless world"
Oberhessischer Kreisanzeiger, April 10, 2018