Mujer

No means no. Period. But what happens when this principle is no longer a given? One out of every four women in Germany will be the victim of physical or sexual violence at the hands of their partner at least once in their life. The likelihood of girls and women with disabilities experiencing violence is two to three times higher than the average figure for the population. Spanish choreographer Sara Lu and the RambaZamba Ensemble have made domestic violence against women the subject of their production of Mujer. Among other things, Mujer examines the patriarchal structures that are deeply rooted in society and our collective consciousness –and uses dance theater as a vehicle for revealing these structures. The fact that Spanish doesn’t distinguish between the words “woman” and “wife” – Mujer means both – shows once again how dependent women are in society. Diverse types of choreography are utilized in Mujer to send the body, which is the target of violence and subjugation, into battle against patriarchal structures, dependency, and the violence that is practiced and reproduced by men all over the world – violence which is all too often tolerated.