She is the director‘s wife and everything is a question of timing. Especially when you are stuck inside a surprise birthday cake, waiting for the perfect moment to pop up. Thus traumatized, it is no surprise at all that she soon starts a worldwide campaign to fight the sugar-conspiracy.
Charlotte Engelkes solo performance SWEET tells a story of passion, about the fear of sugar, about having a past in the light entertainment business and doing something positive. Charlotte Engelkes mixes text, movement and singing with simple stage techniques to create the magic of SWEET. The core of the performance, an ongoing theme in Engelkes’ work is the role of women in society; explored, analyzed and turned inside-out.
Charlotte Engelkes is Sweden’s best-known performance artist, singer, dancer and actress. She created her own distinct performance aesthetic which lies somewhere between stand-up and revue. As well as her solo pieces she collaborates with choreographers like Sasha Waltz, Raimund Hoghe, Ong Keng Sen, Michael Laub and the composer Heiner Goebbels.
Idee, Konzept / Idea, concept Charlotte Engelkes
Text Marina Steinmo, Charlotte Engelkes
Musik / Music Mats Lindberg
Regieassistent / Director Assistant Patrick Wengenroth
Produktionsfirma / Production Company, Institution Astarte - Charlotte Engelkes
Koproduzenten / Co-production partners Astarte Production, Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Künstlerhaus Mousonturm Frankfurt
Unterstützt von / Founded by The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
