At the beginning: a murder. At the end: the solution. In between: complete uncertainty.
Wearing trench coats, casting long shadows, and brimming with brilliant self-confidence, ASJA and René Alejandro Huari Mateus approach the figure of the master detective. A mysterious case, a crackling radio and the stage as the scene of the crime!

Detective stories and crime fiction are one of the most popular genres for books, films and games across age groups and classes. The figure of the detective gazes at the supposedly unfamiliar: whether it's Poe's calm Dupin, who digresses about methods of analysis; or Doyle's Holmes, who proves his genius by reading his counterpart through seemingly insignificant details; or Christie's Poirot, who uncovers the dark secrets of the rich and beautiful while travelling in dramatic settings; or Bogart's Marlowe, who, weary of everything and detached from intrigue, puts himself in danger above all else; or characters from series such as True Detective, Twin Peaks, CSI Miami, Tatort, TKKG, Knives Out, Kalle Blomquist: they are often white men, excelling at keeping a cool head to thoroughly uncover, examine and understand the object of their interest.
In BÄM BÄM BÄM, this character and his underlying longing for absolute, rational understanding is dissected on stage by two BIPoC women and taken to absurd extremes in a game between two detectives who analyse each other.

Content Note:
The performance deals with the genre of murder mystery and crime fiction and addresses the topics of violence, death, murder, and the police on a linguistic and visual level. There is a rag doll on stage that serves as a corpse and a toy gun without ammunition. There may be gunshot noises and a sudden bang. The stage is sometimes dimly lit and dark, and there will be fog and vaping.

Credits
Artistic Direction: ASJA
Performance: René Alejandro Huari Mateus
Co-direction: Maren Ada Küpper
Costumes, stage and set design: Nora Schneider
Lighting design and technical direction: Felix Schwarzrock

With many thanks to Frankfurt LAB, Philipp Schulte, Ekaterine Giorgadze, Jonathan Schmidt-Colinet and Frédéric de Carlo.

Funded by Kulturamt Frankfurt and Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst.