For my Negativity von Kagayi Ngobi

Performance
For my Negativity by Kagayi Ngobi
Ensemble HeARTbeat by Axel Brauch
Performance: Ismael Börner
Director: Axel Brauch
Stage and costume design: Gesine Mahr
Dramaturgy: Annette Bühler-Dietrich
Assistance: Beat Dietrich

"For my Negativity" is the title of the long poem written and staged by Ugandan author Kagayi Ngobi. In Stuttgart, the text will be performed in German for the first time. The performance takes the audience into a social system that restricts human rights and undermines democratic values. The production sheds light on the lack of prospects and oppression of young people and marginalized groups in Uganda and draws connections to current social tensions in Germany, such as the resurgence of queer and xenophobia. The narrowness of the space draws us into the emotional world of the monologue and makes us reflect on the universal struggles for self-determination and identity.