She doesn't look her age

That's the point

The longing to avoid death, to stop or even reverse ageing is as old as mankind itself. Youth should be endless, death conquerable. The metaphor of the fountain of youth leads the BKM Performance collective to the swimming pool of the Senior:innen-Residenz am Dom in Cologne. The result is a performance that brings artists, residents and audience together. 

That's why you have to go in

The piece questions authoritarian structures and longevity culture, which declares health and longevity to be a private matter. The vitality area of the residence becomes a space for transformation and confrontation. BKM Performance, together with Benze C. Werner and Mona Sachße to create a performative universe in the water with powerful dance, rousing arias and mythological tales. “She doesn't look her age” is a queerfeminist exploration of the promise of immortality and its impact on humanity.

Pssst!

The temperature in the vitality area of the Residenz am Dom is a constant 30 degrees Celsius. We recommend bringing swimwear.

Supported by the Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Hollweg Foundation.
In cooperation with the Residenz am Dom.