Mülheim, 2024
public intervention, performance in collaboration with conte potuto as part of the festival Impulse Theater Festival Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Concept: Haiko Pfost, Anna Bründl, Conte Potuto
Dramaturgy: Anna Bründl
Execution: Conte Potuto
Curation of the artistic and discursive program: Anna Bründl, Conte Potuto participants:
Tigers Kitchen, Damian Rebgetz, AUTOR, African Grassroots Theater, Tacho Tinta, Architects for Future, Silent University Ruhr, Hartmann/Müller, TSC Mülheim, Call Me G and many more local artists, initiatives and associations
Conte Potuto address the disappearance of public pools through a performative intervention:
for the duration of the Impulse Theater Festival, „Schwimm City“ opens in MüGa-Park. As pool operators, Conte Potuto are dedicated to preserving collective spaces for the right to public leisure.
In „Swim City,“ the cherished concept of the public pool is detached from its usual architecture but remains a place of enjoyment, culture, exchange, and relaxation. The culinary and entertain- ment offerings extend into real spaces, while the emerging threat is symbolized by stage sets that subject the pool to a material transformation.
The swimming pool becomes a subject of speculation. What does it mean for a community when public pools close and only facades remain? Where does the fun of swimming relocate when it can no longer be tied to the architectural structure of a public pool? And how can shared enjoyment be conceived as a form of activism, as a response to an impending threat?
Performers for conte potuto:
Julia Walk, Hannah Todt, Michael Walk, Gabriel Huth, Jürgen Münzer, Peter Schönhardt, Daniel Fonatti Laura Josic, Jonathan Dellago and Artur Schernthaner-Lourdesarmy
Images:
Fritz Enzo Kargl , Impulse Theater Festival / Robin Junicke