schall&kreck kollektiv - Malinche

In the organizer's words:

The schall&kreck kollektiv makes the historical figure of the indigenous translator Malinche speak and dance. Growing up in a small indigenous village in Mexico, deported to the Gulf Coast as a slave, given away to the Spanish conquistadors, used as a translator and mediator in the conquest of Mexico, mother of a child with Hernán Cortés - these are the key facts of Malinche's life. But what we remember of her are manifold images, stories and attributions: Malinche as the original mother of Mexico, as a traitor, as an icon or as a transcultural mediator. schall&kreck puts the search for Malinche's story in her own hands and, in a multimedia performance, sets her in a process of reflection that ends in a maelstrom of (de)colonial historiography. Using acting, dance, sound, costume and video art, patriarchal and colonial narratives are unmasked, questioned and ultimately transformed into an intersectional rewriting.

Supported by NRW Landesbüro Freie Darstellende Künste, Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Cultural Office of the City of Dortmund, Cultural Office of the State Capital Düsseldorf and LWL Kulturfonds.