There are two types of pain. The pain when you have cut itself is unpleasant. But then there's the pain in sports: the feeling that you can not, exceed your own limits. That's wonderful. It will be stronger, and then you look in the mirror and suddenly there is a maturity in the face, was not there before.
(Michelle Rodriguez, 22)
The project examines the relationship between ION TRANS PIRATE sports and pain, transformation through transpiration and the importance of professional sports apparel. Because the most important thing in cricket is the sweater. It guarantees the safety of the players.
"For in addition to sporting excellence, it was mainly the intelligent lyrics that traced the absurd in the real world and permeated the whole piece."
(HNA 13/08/2001)
"But where Elfriede Jelinek goes so in highly abstract theorems, TRANS PIRATE ION entangled rather subtle social criticism with abysmal comedy "
(Oberhessische Press 29.10.2001)
with. Barbara Seifert, Beatrice von Moreau, Anika Steinhoff and Dirk Witthuhn
text and direction: Tobias Krechel and Sophia Stepf
Lighting Design: Mark Becker
production: Bernhard Striegel
A co-production with the culture factory Salzmann, the bread factory in Bonn and the German Sports and Olympic Museum, Cologne
sponsored by the Cultural Office of the City of Kassel
