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Major Nom with Shu1o1O, Ngar galay (Little Fish), Larmashee
The Beggars’ Convention, 2025
Admission
5 €, buy ticket
Venue
Sophiensæle, Festsaal
Sophienstraße 18, 10178 Berlin
Language
English, partly with German subtitles
Further dates
June 14, 2025, 5 pm
June 14, 2025, 8 pm
June 15, 2025, 5 pm
Admission
5 €, buy ticket
Venue
Sophiensæle, Festsaal
Sophienstraße 18, 10178 Berlin
Language
English, partly with German subtitles
Further dates
June 14, 2025, 5 pm
June 14, 2025, 8 pm
June 15, 2025, 5 pm
The Burmese director and junta critic Zarganar wrote the play Beggars’ National Convention, mocking the Burma Socialist Programme Party in 1987 in the lead up to elections. After one of the performances, the actors were arrested as the curtains closed.
For the 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, Major Nom, a key figure in the Civil Disobedience Movement after Myanmar’s 2021 coup, will restage the formerly male-cast piece as an Anyeint play with queer and female-identifying performers in drag.
Major Nom, *1990 in Yangon, Myanmar. Places of belonging: Yangon.
Information on Accessibility
Venue:
The event will take place in the Festsaal at Sophiensæle. The Festsaal (1st floor) can be reached via the staircase or an elevator (1.76 meter × 2.71 meter) when accompanied by the house staff. The distance from the street to the elevator is approx. 60 meter. To use the elevator please contact our evening staff or call +49 30 278 900 592 on site.
Time:
The duration of the event is approximately 60 minutes.
The event is held without breaks.
Seating:
Seating (chairs with backrests) will be provided.
Language:
The event will be mainly held in English.
The event is partly translated with German subtitles.
Accessible toilet:
An accessible toilet (entrance door 1 meter in width) is available on the 1st floor. It can be accessed via the Festsaal foyer.
Gender-neutral bathrooms:
All bathrooms in the Sophiensælen are marked as gender-neutral. They are marked with pictograms as follows: sitting toilet and/or standing toilet.
Wheelchair users:
Due to safety regulations, a maximum of two people in wheelchairs are permitted per event in the Festsaal. We recommend reserving a ticket in advance.
Assistance:
Free admission for assisting persons. Please contact barrierefreiheit@sophiensaele.com or +49 30 278 900 35 if you would like to attend a performance with your assistance dog.
Contact persons:
If you have any questions on-site or need support, please approach the entrance staff.
More information:
For further information and prior registration of your visit, please contact barrierefreiheit@sophiensaele.com or +49 30 278 900 35 (Monday to Friday, 10am–6pm).