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MAMA FURIA

  • Nora Decker and Carla-Frieda Nettelnbreker
  • March 15th 2025
  • TATWERK | Berlin
Two people are standing with their backs to each other in a misty, wide field. They have thrown over sheets, only their legs and hands are visible. They are each peeling an unrecognisable fruit. Their silhouettes are reminiscent of those of ghosts.
© Nora Decker and Carla-Frieda Nettelnbreker

»It felt amazing. It felt like I've been trying not to explode and then I exploded.«

The Lost Daughter (Maggie Gyllenhaal, 2021, based on Elena Ferrante, 2007)

Where does rage come from? Where do we channel all this anger? Who could we become if we didn’t have to suppress it? Where does it lead us if we follow it?
During their research, artists Nora Decker and Carla-Frieda Nettelnbreker explored the spatiality of rage — both within and beyond motherhood. They delved into the layers of an emotion that remains socially taboo, often leading to silence and feelings of powerlessness. In order to counteract this supposed speechlessness, the artists open an acoustic space with their voices, allowing rage to unfold its polyphonic and resistant potential.

On March 15, Nora Decker and Carla-Frieda Nettelnbreker will share excerpts from this process with their guests at TATWERK. At the center is a live improvisation, continuously fed by the voices and texts of the performers, creating an archaic sound archive. The performance is framed by a participatory program that welcomes all interested parties on two occasions.

Supported by the work and research grant of the Berlin Senate for Culture and Social Cohesion.

Dates

March 15th 2025 
11am - 1:30pm - Children are welcome. Please bring a small bowl, a lunchbox, or a similar container.

6pm - 8:30pm - Adults only. Please bring a potato peeler.

Please register in advance at: info@tatwerk-berlin.de.

Credits

Research, Concept, Performance: Nora Decker and Carla-Frieda Nettelnbreker
Voice Work: Maria Blickensdorff
Dramaturgical Consultation: Hannah Schopf
Musical support: Sven Michelson

Biography

Carla-Frieda Nettelnbreker works as an actress, performer and director. In her artistic practice, she combines performative approaches with socio-political topics from a feminist perspective. At the beginning of 2023, she founded the mentoring program within the Bühnenmütter* association. She is studying Social and Business Communication at the University of the Arts and Acting at the Bern University of the Arts.

Nora Decker (*1985, Görlitz) completed her acting diploma in 2011 and has since performed in front of the camera, behind the microphone and on stage. Through her collaboration with groups such as machina eX and Prinzip Gonzo, she has turned to participative-performative formats and has been conducting artistic research into motherhood and anger since 2022. Most recently, she has repeatedly performed in public space, e.g. with the installation ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once In Neukölln’ or the performance ‘Wutamt- Fachbereich wütende Mütter und Väter’ on Neukölln's Sasarsteig. She has two children (*2001,*2017).