Hana Umeda
Rapeflower
Warsaw
«Rapeflower» by Japanese-Polish choreographer Hana Umeda, explores experiences of sexual violence. Umeda addresses this issue as a cross-cultural weapon used to control (women’s) bodies. In a striking fusion of traditional Japanese Jiutamai dance and con- temporary performance, she portrays rape as a psychosomatic condition, along with trauma, survival strategies, and new beginnings. Umeda guides the audience on an emotional journey through her own body – a site of injury and objectification, but also of emancipatory, exploratory self-determination and resistance.
Dates and Tickets
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Fr
22.08.
21:45
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22:30
CHF 15.–/15.–
Ticket 22.08.2025 21:45 - 22:30 , Hana Umeda - Rapeflower
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Sa
23.08.
21:45
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22:30
CHF 15.–/15.–
Ticket 23.08.2025 21:45 - 22:30 , Hana Umeda - Rapeflower
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Su
24.08.
19:00
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19:45
CHF 15.–/15.–
Ticket 24.08.2025 19:00 - 19:45 , Hana Umeda - Rapeflower
Accessibility
Content warning
The piece deals with sexualized violence. It includes nudity.
Artistic direction and cast
| Konzept, Regie, Choreografie& Performance | Hana Umeda |
|---|---|
| Dramaturgie & Textmitarbeit | Weronika Murek |
| Video | Martyna Miller |
| Musik | Olga Mysłowska |
| Lichtdesign | Aleksandr Prowaliński |
| Auge von Aussen | |
| Joanna Nuckowska | |
| Foto | Pat Mic |
Production
| Produktion | teatr Komuna Warszawa |
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| Unterstützung | finanzielle Unterstützung der Europäischen Union. Co-finanziert durch das Ministerium für Kultur und nationales Erbe Polen |
| Residenzen & Recherche | MA-Programm «SoDA» am HZT Berlin Universität der Künste Berlin, Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch, Residency «Thinking Through the Museum» am POLIN Museum |
| Premiere | April 2024, Komuna Warszawa |