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A photo with motion blur that gives a glimpse of a dancing Black person
The Schmidt

Monique
Smith-­McDowell:
In the Black

Dance performance with audio description
In English

2026
Dance
Audio Description
13.2.
Fr
20:00
14.2.
Sa
20:00

Solidary price system:
8 / 12 / 18 € ( free choice)
Bremen Pass: 3 €
Children and young people 5-17 years: 5 €

Cultural semester ticket: free of charge

Pre-sale online only. Remaining tickets from 1 hour before the start of the event at the box office 0421 520 80 70.

Alternatively, you can reserve tickets by phone or email:
0421 520 80 70 (Mon, Wed-Fri 10:00 to 14:00, also AB) or ticket@schwankhalle.de

Please note: Our ticket hotline is not open at weekends and in the evenings. Please reserve your tickets well in advance.
Reserved tickets must be collected from the box office no later than 30 minutes before the start of the event - after this time the reservation expires.
The box office can be reached by phone from 1 hour before the start of the event at 0421 520 80 70.

Languages
English spoken language

Duration
Approximately 45 minutes without intermission

Sensory stimuli

  • Loud shouting
  • Intense bass sounds
  • Fog

Audience situation
The audience area is seated.
The person providing the audio description sits in the audience and is illuminated.

Wheelchair spaces are located in the front row and can be reserved in advance by phone 0421 520 80 70, by email ticket@schwankhalle.de or by entering your details in the ticket shop.

Venue
All public areas of the Schwankhalle are at ground level and accessible without steps.

There are three different toilets: an accessible toilet that is suitable for wheelchair users, a toilet with three cubicles, and a toilet with urinals and one toilet cubicle.

Further information on the accessibility of our premises can be found here: Accessibility.

Individual access requirements
You can indicate individual requirements such as specific seats, early boarding, or an additional ticket for an accompanying person when purchasing or reserving tickets.

If you have any questions, please contact us at ticket@schwankhalle.de or 0421 520 80 70.

Audio description for blind and visually impaired audience members will be available for both shows. The audio description will be in English and will be audible to the entire audience. Headphones are not required.

One hour before each performance, there will be a touch tour during which blind and visually impaired visitors can touch the stage set, costumes, and props and interact with the performers. The meeting point for the touch tour is at 7:00 p.m. in the foyer.

The performance addresses the issue of racist microaggressions against Black people.

How do stereotypes and discrimination impact a developing being? In what ways is your mind’s development influenced by constantly feeling unseen or like an outsider in a Western society? Hidden in the Black, in the Black of their skin, in the Black of space around them and in the Black of time. A transformation occurs on stage: a dance solo that embodies evolution through innocence and rage, to arrive at a sense of pride. Dance is used to find a personal expression of being Black. Within the black box of the theatre, the audience witnesses an empowerment and a moment of screaming loud in the Black

Monique Smith-­McDowell lives in Hamburg and is a choreographer and performer. She is a graduate of the London Contemporary Dance School and has worked with the Richard Alston Dance Company, Michael Turinsky, Ursina Tossi, and others. Through her work, Monique aims to address socio-political issues while giving space to the perspectives of marginalized people. In theater, she seeks to tell a story and move the audience by creating an emotional atmosphere that challenges boundaries, barriers, and perspectives both inside and outside the theater doors.

smith-mcdowell.com ↗
Instagram @monsm_23 ↗

Credits

Concept, choreography, and performance: Monique Smith-McDowell
Previous performance artists: Anam (Lukas) Lubisia, Samuel Govindin
Rehearsal director: Rhys Dennis
Audio description: Zwoisy Mears-Clarke
Music: Mona Reichling
Audio description dramaturgy: Naomi Sanfo
Lighting design: Joshua Paul
Dramaturgy: Regina Rossi

ko-production with K3| Tanzplan - Center for Choreography
Supported by the Hamburg Ministry of Culture and Media & Hamburg Cultural Foundation
Guest performance made possible by NPN guest performance funding for dance provided by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.