Men in Feminism

Full-Frontal / Oh Man! / Kalinga

The trilogy Men in Feminism examines the role of privileged men in feminism from German/Swiss, Rwandan and Indian perspectives – by and with men and feminists. What roles do men play in feminism and what do feminists want from the most privileged men in their societies?

The three performance parts of Men in Feminism are shown one after the other: The theater performance Full-Frontal (India) looks for the ideal feminist man in form of an audition. Kalinga (Rwanda) is a dance theater piece developed by male dancers that question gender equality in todays Rwanda and Oh Man! (Germany/Switzerland) is a subversive stand-up comedy performance.

Full-Frontal
Full-Frontal exposes the tensions between privilege and patriarchy, confession and critique. It interrogates the idea of the “feminist man” in contemporary India through the process of an audition, a space where performance becomes inquiry, and unlearning takes centre stage. Guided by an unseen voice – part director, part conscience, part social mirror – the performer traverses a terrain of inherited privilege, myth, and memory, seeking not resolution, but the courage to inhabit discomfort.

Oh Man!
Not only women, but men also suffer in patriarchy. How does a man live, think, and perform in patriarchy once he has recognized this? With a microphone on an empty stage, Johannes Dullin and Lisa Stepf perform their way through bad jokes, statistics, extreme situations, and suppressed feelings. In doing so, they explore the power of language and the microphone and examine the gaps between performative masculinity, nice men, and feminist demands.

Kalinga
Kalinga is a dance-theater play that questions what it means to be a feminist man in modern Rwanda. The word feminism does not exist in the Kinyarwanda language, even though gender equality is politically promoted at all levels in Rwanda, where women make up 74 % of the labor force. The play follows two Rwandan men as they navigate their perceptions and struggles around equality between men and women. At the heart of the story stands the Kalinga, a drum symbolizing power and authority. But is that power truly shared equally in today’s Rwanda?

A production by Flinn Works in co-production with Amizero Kompagnie, Alif, Bühne Aarau and Sophiensæle Berlin.

TEAM RWANDA Ruzibiza Wesley, Bingo Regis (text), Bingo Regis, Dizy Quan [Ndayishimiye Desiré Arsène] (performance), Dizy Quan [Ndayishimiye Desiré Arsène], Ruzibiza Wesley (choreography), Ruzibiza Wesley (artistic direction, dramaturgy), Bingo Regis (assistant director), King Ngabo (costumes design), Susana Alonso (light design), Andi Otto (sound design)
With the support of Museum Ingabo.
TEAM INDIA Abhay Mahajan (concept, performance), Sharanya Ramprakash (co-concept, co-development & direction), Sridhar Prasad (dramaturgy), Alif (creative producer), Mahati Systla (production assistant), Susana Alonso (light design), Andi Otto (music consultant)
TEAM SWITZERLAND/GERMANY Susana Alonso (light design, technical direction Men in Feminism), Johannes Dullin (performance), Elias Kurth (movement coach), Andi Otto (composition), Shreyan Saraswat (assistant), Lisa Stepf (artistic direction Men in Feminism & performance Oh Man!), Sophia Stepf (artistic direction Men in Feminism & direction Oh Man!), Özge Tuncali (light assistant), Maja Zagórska (artistic collaboration), Marit Buchmeier & Lisanne Grotz / xplus3 Produktionsbüro (production management Men in Feminism)

Funded by the Capital Cultural Fund (HKF). With the friendly support of Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore and Pune.

Events

Sophiensæle Berlin:

December 11 (premiere) – 13, 2025, 7:00 pm
December 14, 2025, 6:00 pm