THEATERHAUS BERLIN | LOCATION MITTE

15.09 - 21.09.2025

W.O.M.B. (Worth Of My Body)

The performance „W.O.M.B. (Worth of My Body)” explores the poetry, compassion and pain of creating life and reflects on different cultural perceptions of motherhood.

Becoming a mother means profound changes to the body, to time and to identity. In an age fixated on hiding physical flaws, W.O.M.B. is a tribute to the signs of the body that give birth. Negative connotations such as stretch marks are challenged; in the Gbaya language they are celebrated as ancestral tattoos and represent pride in the continuity and transmission of life.

Three dancers from African and Afro-diasporic cultures share their personal transformative experiences and pay tribute to the diverse bodies of mothers.

Direction, Choreography: Julienne Doko
Performance: Naa Ayeley, Meire Santos, Julienne Doko
Music: Gert Østergård Pedersen
©Photos: Julie Malmstrøm / Maria Nielsen

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