Information on Accessibility for Stripping Bolero
including Perception Notes & Trigger Warnings
- Languages: German, German Sign Language (DGS), and DGS poetry
- Surtitle translation: German (Easy Language) and English
- Artistically integrated audio description in German over loudspeakers
- Haptic Touch tour: 6.15 pm, free admission
- Pick-up service from the bus stop Jarrestraße/Kampnagel for blind and visually impaired visitors at 6 pm
- Registration for pick-up and touch tour via the additional program during ticket purchase
- STRIPPING BOLERO has a total duration of approx. 70 minutes without intermission; audiences may leave and re-enter at any time
- The performance begins with an introduction in German & DGS in the K3 foyer at 7.30 pm
The first row of the auditorium will have flexible seating, including beanbags and wheelchair spaces. All other seats are only accessible via steps. A tactile guidance system runs along the seating rows and leads to a restroom and to the steps of the tribune. Blind and visually impaired visitors are advised to sit in the first two rows, as the choreography relies on an intentional acoustic interplay of the performers. The touch tour starts at 6.15 pm.
The first row of the tribune includes seats with enhanced vibration. Deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors are recommended to sit here, as the vibration is most clearly transmitted in this row.
The audio description is artistically integrated into the piece and audible through the loudspeakers. It describes, narrates, comments on the performers, or directly addresses them at certain moments.
German surtitles are available, though not fully comprehensive. Some visual descriptions have been shortened so the audience can focus on the visual impressions.
At certain moments, partial nudity is shown, though performers are never completely nude.
The lighting is sometimes colored. At one point, the light will pulse red briefly. There is music in several parts of the piece, which is transmitted as vibration to the tribune and partly into the stage set. The music becomes loud at times.
Audience members may leave and re-enter the theatre at any time.
Various disinfected fidget/stim toys are available at the entrance to borrow for the duration of the performance.