Edwin Ramirez «Run Daddy Run – Queer Crip Becoming»
In «Run Daddy Run - Queer Crip Becoming», Edwin Ramirez embarks on a humorous and touching search for the formative father figures from his own development. In a 60-minute stand-up comedy odyssey, the queer, disabled artist introduces six daddies - regardless of gender - who shaped Edwin into the person they are today. The diverse spectrum of influences ranges from the arrogant superstar surgeon to missed conversations with his biological father and hallucinogenic encounters with the ghost of William Tell. With biting humour and vulnerable openness, the performance addresses questions of identity, belonging and queer desire beyond normative body images and life plans.
Access
Duration: 60 Minutes
Language: English
Open audio description
German surtitles
Sign Language (DSGS)
Deaf performer: Corina Arbenz, interpreter: Regula BächlerWheelchair accessible
Relaxed Performance
The diverse spectrum of influences ranges from the arrogant superstar surgeon to missed conversations with his biological father and hallucinogenic encounters with the ghost of William Tell. With biting humour and vulnerable openness, the performance addresses questions of identity, belonging and queer desire beyond normative body images and life plans. Ramirez not only dissects the absurdity of the authoritarian institutions - from the family, migration office and invalidity insurance (IV) to medicine - that prescribe identities, but also deconstructs the coming-of-age genre and transforms it into a lustful queer crip coming of age. The audience becomes an accomplice on a journey of self-empowerment: at the end of the evening, a creative process will decide which of the characters deserves the title of ultimate daddy - an act of coronation that also celebrates the transformative power of anti-racist, anti-ableist and queer stand-up comedy.
Credits
Director/Production: Edwin Ramirez
Concept: Edwin Ramirez
Dramaturgy: Nele Solf e Eva Bracey
Costumes: Edwin Ramirez
Co-production: Arsenic – Centre d'art scénique contemporain, Losanna
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