Who wants to have a baby and should not? And who doesn't want to have babies, but should?.
In an entertaining “birth preparation course”, performers from Theater Thikwa and the feminist collective hannsjana negotiate the big political questions that are addressed to their bellies every day. For example, what goes in: beer, cake, or children—and what is allowed to come out.
Through humour, in Baby Bumps (or its German title “Bauchgefühl”—which translates to ‘gut feeling’) the performers take responsibility for themselves and others, develop new forms of reproduction, parenthood and care—or consciously decide against sharing their bodies and attention with anyone.
“Actually, there is a lot of talk about having children – or not having children. But never in the way that hannsjana and the inclusive Thikwa ensemble are doing it here. Their evening about discrimination against certain bodies manages to be complex, political and entertaining at the same time.” Sophie Diesselhorst, nachtkritik.de
More Info.
Date and time: Thursday 2 July, 8pm
Venue: Weston Studio, Wales Millennium Centre
Running time: 75 mins
Language of production: German
English surtitles: Yes
Content warnings: Scenes with stroboscopic light and loud music 
Cast and creative team credits:
Made by and with: Laura Besch, Heidi Bruck, Kristin Feuerer, Jule Gorke, Hannah Grzimek, Jasmin Lutze, Mereika Schulz, Katharina Siemann, Marie Weich
Concept and Direction: hannsjana
Set and Ccostume Design: Jelka Plate
Lighting Design: Katri Kuusimäki
Artistic Collaboration: Merete Kaatz
Technical Department: Holger Duhn, Constantin von Thun
Director’s Assistant: Kimberley Süptitz
Surtitles: Barbara Wiebking
Backstage Assistance: Luisa Hernich, Silke Stuck