Ing.enium explores the myth of the engineer as a male figure of action and power.

For his staged installation, actor Konstantin Bez invites his father, a retired graduate engineer in telecommunications, to join him on stage. In the industrial setting of the Spreehalle, the two of them, together with musician Michael Hoppe, video artist Inti Gallardo and data analytics engineer Aileen Posadas, reconstruct scenes of male technical socialisation. What does the label “tech-savvy man” or “German engineer” mean? How do outdated masculine codes, currently experiencing a global revival, manifest in them? What experiences do FLINTA individuals have in the engineering sciences, which remain male-dominated?

Ing.enium is an attempt at an encounter between father and son, a mediation between technical and artistic mindsets, and a search for a language beyond stereotypical gender narratives.

Concept | Research | Text | Performance Konstantin Bez
Guests Joachim Bez | Aileen Posadas
Music & Sound Michael Hoppe
Video Inti Gallardo
Dramaturgy Antonia Tretter
Set & Costumes Franz Thöricht (JASCHA&FRANZ)
Technical support Ashley Maurice / YMUSIC
Production Manager Wiebke Wesselmann / YMUSIC
Press and Public Relations YMUSIC

The production was funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion of the State of Berlin.