sons of sissy

16. – 18. March 2023
Odeon Theater Wien

THU 16., FRI 17. and SAT 18. March 2023 | 20:00
online tickets 
karten@odeon.at

Exhibition opening
Making of: Sons of Sissy
on Thursday, March 16th, 19:30
An exhibition on the background and themes of the performance with contributions by Teresa Distelberger, Hannah Wimmer and Mario Sinnhofer
curated by Lisa Anetsmann and Simon Mayer
The exhibition can be seen before the performances of Sons of Sissy on Thu 16.3, Fri 17.3. and Sat 18.3. from 19.00, as well as after the performances.

Artist Talk
with the “Sons of Sissy” Team
on Friday, March 17th following the performance

Sons of Sissy WORKSHOP
Sunday, March 19th, 15:00-18:00
Information and registration: production@simonmayer.at

The city newspaper Falter described Simon Mayer’s solo SunBengSitting among the top theater pieces in its 2014 annual review as an “ingenious, naked yodeling interplay of folk and contemporary dance.” In Simon Mayer’s group piece Sons of Sissy, the focus is once again on the cosmos of traditions, folk dances and folk music from which the Upper Austrian farmer’ son Simon Mayer originally comes.

photos: franzi kreis, rania moslam, arne hauge

In an experimental way, the four performers and musicians make use of traditional alpine live music, diverse group dances and ritualistic practices. They liberate these from conservatism and conventions and establish a novel fusion of artistic reinterpretations and temporary attributions of social meaning. Beyond categorizations and pigeonholing, the Sons of Sissy live up to their name: they sometimes behave as a quirky folk music quartet, sometimes as an experimentally playful ritual dance combo, and radically and humorously break down traditional male role models in customs.

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They tear you back and forth between fascination and laughter. And at one point, they take your breath away
Süddeutsche Zeitung, 2015