Ein ganz besonderer Einzelfall
Dear Mrs. 922D123753,
the staff of the Jobcenter Berlin are committed to helping citizens and supporting them as best as possible.
Our task is to regularly send you letters with formal, complicated, bureaucratic, and meaningless texts. We expect the same from you.
This is part of your obligation to cooperate, which you are obliged to fulfill. You must disclose everything, otherwise sanctions may be imposed on you. In return, we store your data until the end of your life and beyond. It’s all in your integration agreement.
Wtf?! So I’m a “household” all by myself?!
Ever been unemployed? I mean really, not just receiving basic unemployment benefits?!
Where were you born? – Romania.
What level of education? – High school diploma.
Nice. You speak German well. Volga German? – No, from Transylvania.
Aaaaaah, Dracula? – Yes. Uh no, he doesn’t have a completed vocational training.
So you’re a vampire then? – No, I’m a clown.
Concept & Performance: Larissa Gulitz & Edith-Johanna Dengel
German, 25 min, 14 years and older
Sensory information:
- Loud noises
Themes and Content Warning: Unemployment, Bureaucracy, Jobcenter, Class, Racism, Misgendering, Mental illness, Physical / Verbal / Emotional violence
