Maike Gunsilius, The School of Girls II – A Citizens’ Encounter, 2017, Hamburg

Maike Gunsilius, Die Schule der Mädchen II – A Citizens’ Encounter, 2017, Hamburg

 

Maike Gunsilius’ second research project focused on the transgenerational relation between girls and women as citizens. In the The School of Girls II – A Citizens’ Encounter their acting together as citizens was the topic of research. Five girls met five women. In one-on-one constellations, one girl and one woman spent a day together in their city – Hamburg. They were given performative instructions, some materials and 200 euros. With these means, each team investigated how to act together in public and if and how this acting could become a practice of citizenship. In the evening, they presented the results of their research in the format of a lecture performance for a public at FUNDUS THEATER/Theatre of Research.

 

Researcher: Maike Gunsilius

Co-researchers: Anna Bink Sacasas, Bela Brillowska, Matida Danso, Emilia Djalili, Siri Keil, Pia-Lotta Lasch, Kanaz Naghash, Dagmar Venohr, Višnja Sretenović, Leyla Yenirce

Participants: Citizens of Hamburg, Seda Seifert, Anke Balk (Gymnasium Klosterschule), visitors

Collaborations: Gymnasium Klosterschule, Hamburgische Kulturstiftung

Formats: One-on-One Encounter, Try-out Institution