Black femininity is made excessively conspicuous in most spaces, while white masculinity can pass unmarked. The Colonastics™ program draws attention to the dominant gaze and works it to the bone. Successive exercises with competent instructors will teach you choreographies based on the inhibited movement repertoire of German dominant culture.
Colonastics™ – Colonial Gymnastics – the world’s first fitness workout that does without the exotic bullshit of Zumba or the pseudo-spiritual, esoteric frills of white yogis and neocolonial appropriations!
How come?
Because it focuses solely on the embodiment of white cultural practices. Stiffen your joints, flail your limbs around, and perfect your air guitar. Feel the white supremacy flowing through our collective consciousness and become part of a revolutionary fitness movement!
Push your limits in White-Body-Building, conquer the beat in Berghain Bounce, let yourself be taken on a deeply relaxing post-racist dream journey, or find your inner white man during a sweaty beer bike tour through Berlin. Once the scent of sauerkraut juice and Schlager melodies hit you, you’ll know why Colonastics™ courses are life-changing!
Mega effective? For sure!
Mega fun? You betcha!
After each session, you’ll be bursting with energy and feel invincible.
Colonastics™ Interview with Prasanna Oommen
Colonastics™ Bavaria
Colonastics™ Heavy Metal
Colonastics™ Raver
CONCEPT & CHOREOGRAPHY Joana Tischkau, Ellias Hampe IMPLEMENTATION & INSTRUCTION Onur Agbaba, Joana Tischkau, Litchi Ly Friedrich, Ellias Hampe, Nima Séne SET Carlo Siegfried GRAPHICS & CI Sondi SOUND & COMPOSITION Frieder Blume LIGHT Hendrik Borowski COSTUME Aleix Llussà López ARTISTIC & ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION Laura-Marie Preßmar ARTISTIC PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Lisa Gehring PHOTOS Lennart Brede, Dominique Brewing, Lisa Gehring, Mayra Wallraff
2023
A production by Tischkau & Hampe GbR in co-production with Sophiensæle, Theater Rampe, and Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm. Funded by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds. The Frankfurt adaptation is a production by Joana Tischkau in co-production with Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm. Supported by the Hessian Ministry for Science and Art, the Kulturamt of Frankfurt am Main and, as part of the Alliance of International Production Houses, by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.