FOR THE ONES WE LOVE

“Close your eyes and think of someone who has had an influence on you, someone you love.” The performance FOR THE ONES WE LOVE creates a space in which to celebrate these people – be they friends, relatives, or figures from the arts, philosophy, or politics. Perhaps they live faraway, or maybe they are no longer with us. The festival centre is the stage for a multi-hour performance, a subtly humorous ritual of remembrance, in which attendees engage with performers in one-to-one sessions of 10 – 15 minutes each: blindfolded, they draw a picture of the person they love on a foil, which is projected onto the wall, and explain their connection to them. The resulting portraits can be entertaining, touching, and even absurd – while also making for a communal experience that can take surprising turns. This will be the first opportunity in many years for Munich audiences to experience the internationally acclaimed German-British collective Gob Squad, who were awarded the Venice Theatre Biennale’s Silver Lion in 2024.