‘Rabenmutter!’, the sharp whisper German mother’s dread hearing behind their backs, encapsulates the ongoing pressure to live only for your children. In Raven, still hungry pushes back against the idea that in order to be ‘good’ or ‘responsible’, parents must sacrifice their own identity, expression and ambitions.
A punk pop ode of resistance against creaking patriarchal structures and outdated societal norms Raven is created and performed by a trio of Berlin acrobats and mothers, Anke, Lena and Romy. It’s a statement of intent to keep striving, a furious refusal to not be faded out by a youth obsessed industry and a love letter to both parents and their kids.
Funny, moving and full to the brim with adrenaline fueled acrobatics Raven was created with the ground breaking UK performance maker, Bryony Kimmings, who brings all of her usual wit, invention and heart to material that we all, as a parent or as a child, can relate to.
Winner of The Scotsman Fringe First Award 2019
Shortlisted for the Total Theatre Award for Circus 2019
Winner of ThreeWeeks Edinburgh Award 2019
★★★★
"beautiful and spectacular... Among many other glorious qualities, Raven is particularly striking for the pitch-perfect ease with which it combines language and movement, as if the words acted as cues leading to soaring passages of movement that always add hugely to the meaning of the piece."
The Scotsman
★★★★
"An excellent hour of circus, physical theatre, and dance digging into what the performers gave up, and what they refuse to let go of."
Broadway Baby
★★★★
"contemporary feminist circus... strong and rousing"
EdFest Mag
"Heroes. Rock 'n' Roll goddesses."
The Circus Diaries
Duration: 60 minutes
Age Recommendation: 6+
Performers: Lena Ries, Anke van Engelshoven, Romy Seibt
Created by: still hungry and Bryony Kimmings
Produced by: Anke Politz, Chamäleon Berlin
Supported by the residency program of Chamäleon Berlin
Funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe
Raven
