90 minutes
The title Sukeban derives from the Japanese term for female delinquents and girl street gangs, formed as a direct result of and feminist response to male gangs' refusal to accept female members. Sukeban is a fantasy-performative performance that employs the format of an interactive game to experiment with the position of anonymity and control in the online environment. It thematizes girl gangs and women's online movements, which actively and engagedly problematise the representation of women and the female body in the virtual environment. Exploring the phenomenon of "incels" and related forms of online sexism – in an aesthetic and narrative blend of manga, anime and videogames – Sukeban depicts a fictional world of superheroines fighting discrimination. Sukeban is a fantasy of contemporary female vigilantes, establishing – through communal playfulness – its own rules of the game, gameplay, struggle, revenge and the free space of the female gaze.
The performance is in Slovenian with English subtitles.
The creative team invites female viewers to participate actively and anonymously in the show, all they require is a mobile phone with internet access.
"On the content level, the creative process involved a great deal of searching for and browsing problematic online content, (pop)cultural references, viral videos, as well as various niche forums and social platforms. On the performance level, we mainly explored different forms of games, game-playing, role-playing, (super)heroism, fighting, revenge, humour, childhood dissection, growing up, friendship, sisterhood and fantasizing."
Varja Hrvatin, author of the concept and script
Varja Hrvatin: Sukeban
14,00 EUR
12,00 EUR * * EUR for younger than 25 and older than 65, as well as pensioners.
Foto: Nada Žgank
Foto: Nada Žgank
Foto: Nada Žgank
Foto: Nada Žgank
Foto: Nada Žgank
Foto: Nada Žgank
Concept and script by: Varja Hrvatin
Authors: Varja Hrvatin, Ena Kurtalić, Eva Stražar, Urša Čuk, Lea Culetto, Jurij Smrke, Jure Anžiček
Performers: Ena Kurtalić / Ajda Pirtovšek and Eva Stražar
Video and space design: Urša Čuk - rastrLAB
Costume design: Lea Culetto
App developer: Jurij Smrke
Music and technical scheme: Jure Anžiček
Movement consultant: Ena Kurtalić
Co-production: Mesto žensk – City of Women, Cankarjev dom
Financial support: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the Municipality of Ljubljana
Founder and main co-funder of Cankarjev dom’s Arts and Culture programme
