Datum der Aufzeichnung: 24.06.2023

Ort: TQW Studios

Im Rahmen von: S_P_I_T_ Day 3

Cowboy* Johnny, and horse* Leah are heart and soul. For years they roamed the prairie together, living a wild and free life outside of laws – between culture and nature – sustained by their deep love for one another. Until Leah awakens, tired of her form and task, wondering: Is there more? She longs for autonomy, embarks on a search for her identity and begins to emancipate herself. She changes her form, her entire existence. And leaves Johnny behind, who is forced to find a new role for himself too.

LEAH+JOHNNY is part of the series POEMS DON’T ALWAYS HAVE TO RHYME YOU KNOW, a performative poetry book by Sara-Lisa Bals set in a utopia whose proportions are inspired by Donna Haraway‘s science fiction story Staying With The Trouble and Western movie clichés. The poem LEAH + JOHNNY tackles normative thinking into exploring identities, fantasies, and forms of living and loving in a hybrid wo

Concept, artistic direction Sara-Lisa Bals Performance Kenneth Constance Loe as JOHNNY, Val-entino SKARWAN as LEAH Dramaturgy Sara-Lisa Bals, Kenneth Constance Loe, Valentino Skarwan Outside eye Fanny Sorgo Production management Christina Vanek Stage, costumes Christina Flügger Stage & costume assistant Chih-Ying Lin Video animations Michi Schmiedl Texts Kenneth Constance Loe, Hyeji Nam With great support from Bears In The Park