Felix Baumann

BAU HOW

COPRODUCTION & PARTNERS

A production by Von B bis Z, co-produced with LOFFT – DAS THEATER Leipzig, funded by the Performing Arts Fund Germany (Fonds Darstellende Künste) with resources from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the production funding programme, as well as by the Cultural Office of the City of Leipzig.

The production received structural support through residencies at the following venues and institutions: T-Werk Potsdam, Chamäleon Berlin, and Kulturraum Berlin GmbH.

CREDITS

Concept, Direction, Performance: Felix Baumann

Created in collaboration with and performed by: Fidel Rott, Petr Laden

Choreographic Outside-eye: Nicole Nigro

Dramaturgical Outside-eye (Circus): Marianna De Sanctis

Stage Design: Felix Baumann + Jo Landt

Stage Design Building: Felix Baumann, Jo Landt, Fidel Rott, Petr Laden

Rigging Design: Vincent Kollar

Music Design: Elia Moretti

Light Design: Tim Weseloh

Production management: Robert Schulz

Distribution: Carolina Ortega, Nikola Krizkova

Coproduction: LOFFT - DAS THEATER Leipzig

Partners: T-Werk Potsdam, Chamäleon Berlin, Kulturräume Berlin GmbH

BAU HOW - an interdisciplinary production at the intersection of construction, circus, and visual art

With BAU HOW, circus and theatre maker Felix Baumann returns to his roots: the craft of construction. At the heart of the piece lies the act of building itself: What if the creation of the (construction) work itself becomes the actual performative event? How does our perception of labor change when the process can be experienced as a poetic gesture?

Three performers transform a construction site into a dynamic playground where body, work, and play intersect. Simple materials, seemingly mundane work routines, rhythms, and accidents become the basis for daring acrobatics and poetic absurdity. Through its engagement with material and construction, BAU HOW reveals the creativity inherent in manual craftsmanship. Balancing workers' identity, construction-site humour, and playful interaction, the performance offers surprising perspectives on everyday life and labour.