Ophelia’s got talent

Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz (Berlin, Germany)

Saturday, 31 May 2025 | 8PM
Sunday, 1 June 2025 | 8PM (competition performance)

CKK Jordanki, al. Solidarności 1-3

Earphones: Polish
Subtitles: English

Please note this performance is intended for audiences aged 18 and older. It features content such as self-harm, blood, needles, depictions or descriptions of physical or sexual violence, and strobe lighting effects.

running time: 2h40 (no interval)
Ticket price:
Zone I (Rows A–G): 150 PLN – regular, 120 PLN – concession
Zone II (Rows I–IX): 120 PLN – regular, 90 PLN – concession
Zone III (Rows X–XVII): 90 PLN – regular, 60 PLN – concession

Taking female physicality as her starting point, Florentina Holzinger shifts between
popular genres such as the talent show or the revue, and canonical Art with a capital A. In Ophelia’s Got Talent, the Viennese choreographer has taken inspiration from literary characters associated with water: Leda, Melusine, Ondine, nymphs, Nereids, mermaids and, needless to say, Ophelia. They entice us into the depths to confront the audience with what they do not want to see: an imminent climate catastrophe, wars, misogyny, objectification, and so on. Holzinger reflects on violence, procreation and healing; she explores water-related themes as metaphors for identity, survival and transformation in the face of impending crises. Ophelia’s Got Talent is a spectacular, physical study of the psychology of water in the 21st century by an intergenerational, all-female cast.

A production by Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz and Spirit, co-produced by Productiehuis Theater Rotterdam, Tanzquartier Wien, Arsenic Lausanne, asphalt Festival, Gessnerallee Zürich, Kampnagel Internationales Sommerfestival and DE SINGEL Antwerpen.

With funding by Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien and Bundeskanzleramt für Kunst und Kultur.

Thanks to RambaZamba Theatre Berlin.

Trailer – link to the Vimeo platform

Creators:

Concept and Directing: Florentina Holzinger
Stage design: Nikola Knežević
Music: Paige A. Flash, Urška Preis, Stefan Schneider
Lighting design: Anne Meeussen
Sound design: Stefan Schneider
Dramaturges: Renée Copraij, Sara Ostertag, Fernando Belfiore, Michele Rizzo
Volksbühne Dramaturge: Johanna Kobusch
Live camera: Melody Alia
Stage assistant: Camilla Smolders
Ton: Lukas Saller
Technical manager: Stephan Werner, Martin Schwab
Technical assistant: Jan Havers, Dörte Wilfroth
Production management: Katharina Wallisch, Stephan Werner
Video design: Melody Alia, Jens Crull, Max Heesen
Tour Production Management: Moira Garee
Management and International distribution: Katharina Wallisch and Giulia Messia – neon lobster

Cast: Melody Alia, Saioa Alvarez Ruiz, Inga Busch, Renée Copraij, Sophie Duncan, Fibi Eyewalker, Paige A. Flash, Florentina Holzinger, Annina Machaz, Xana Novais, Netti Nüganen, Urška Preis, Rebecca Sickmüller, Saioa Alvarez Ruiz, Inga Schulz. Und: Stella Adriana Bergmann, Greta Lou Grip, Rosa Shaw, Adele Brinkmeier, Lea Schuenmann, Golda Kaden.