Postmigrant theatre: the Ballhaus Naunynstraße takes on sexual nationalism

"I don't write about me, I write about you"

“…6 Walking away from the concept of migrant literature when not suitable, one may eventually stumble upon the concept of "postmigrant" -which at first sight can seem more appropriate. Actively first used in Germany by the artistic director of Ballhaus Naunynstraße theatre in Berlin, Shermin Langhoff, she explained that "postmigrant means that we critically question the production and reception of stories about migration and about migrants which have been available up to now and that we view and produce these stories anew, inviting a new reception" (Stewart 2017). Progressively this concept emerged in academia too, for now mostly in Germany and Denmark and in the fields of social sciences and cultural studies (cf.…”

Transitional Stages: Transcultural Competence through Performances of Migration and Identity

“…For, without this critical distance, Mariam's seemingly ecstatic reaction upon abandoning the headscarf would confirm a sense of liberation. With the critical distance, however, Mariam's abandonment of the headscarf might instead be interpreted as a kind of striptease (Stewart, 2017), and her ensuing reaction a performance to gratify the audience rather than a genuine physical release. The latter interpretation assumes that characters on stage are consciously performing stereotypically imagined rather than real cultural differences.…”

The Impact of Theatre-Based Interventions for Sexual Health Education to Adolescents: A Systematic Review

“…In some studies, the parents of the adolescents were educated, and the effect of sex educational intervention was determined on the adolescents [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. One of the related methods is theater-based sex education [27]. Since the theater's inauguration in 2008, the theater has been considered a major social or theoretical mover.…”