A Scenario Of A System Off
Premiere: December 18th 2025 at Radialsystem Saal
Premiere: December 18th 2025 at Radialsystem Saal
Images: Dora Đurkesac
“A Scenario Of A System Off” is a new performance by Mexican artist Ixchel Mendoza Hernández, which invites us to grapple with our sense of perception. In the gaps between memory and imagination, the work explores how everyday gestures, words and surroundings change when systems of language and categorisation start to falter. Repetitive loops made out of movement, text and sound are used to transform normal situations - like the simple phrase “I sat here” - into riddles, contradictions and poetic detours. “A Scenario Of A System Off” will celebrate its premiere in Radialsystem shortly before Christmas. Three dancers move in dialogue with “invisible” beings on the stage, forming a changeable interplay between bodies, voices and soundscapes. Lengths of material are used to create different spaces, becoming transparent shells that capture fleeting light or projections. The performance engages with the power of the imagination as a political and philosophical tool: Instead of presenting a linear narrative, the performance unfolds as a dynamic system with different levels of perception and possibilities. “A Scenario Of A System Off” transports the audience into a world in which meaning is not tied down, exploring how repetition, transformation and associative perception can open new paths towards an understanding, imagining, and living of the world
Dates and tickets
Th 18 12 20:00h Premiere
Fr 19 12 20:00h
Sa 20 12 20:00h
Su 21 12 18:00h Audio description & tactile tour / followed by artist talk
Tickets
https://pretix.eu/radialsystem/ascen/
Cast
Concept, choreography, text and performance: Ixchel Mendoza Hernández
Performance and co-creation: Chihiro Araki, Angelo Petracca
Sound and composition: Hyewon Suk
Light and mapping: Annegret Schalke
Creative technologist: Warja Rybakova
Stage design and visuals: Dora Đurkesac
Costumes: Malena Modéer
Dramaturgy: Jenny Mahla
Production: M.i.C.A. - Movement in Contemporary Art
Distribution: Tammo Walter
Voice Coach: Joséphine Evrard
Audiodeskription text and editorial: Swantje Henke & Gerald Pirner
Credits
A production by Ixchel Mendoza Hernández. Funded by the Capital Cultural Fund. In co-production with Radialsystem. With the kind support of Something Great – Centre for International Contemporary Performing Arts.
Media partnerships Radialsystem: The Berliner, Rausgegangen, taz. die tageszeitung and tip Berlin.
Visitor Information
Duration: Approximately 70 minutes, without intermission
Language: In spoken English / English and German subtitles
Early boarding: Early boarding is available 20 minutes before the start of the performance. Visually impaired and mobility-impaired audience members can choose suitable seats. Please speak to our front-of-house staff to arrange early boarding.
Audio description and tactile tour: On Sunday, 21 December, there will be a tactile tour and audio description. The tactile tour begins at 5.15 pm. Please register by telephone on 030 288 78 85 88 or by email at [email protected].
Artist talk: On Sunday, 21 December, an artist talk will take place after the performance.
Th 18 12 20:00h Premiere
Fr 19 12 20:00h
Sa 20 12 20:00h
Su 21 12 18:00h Audio description & tactile tour / followed by artist talk
Tickets
https://pretix.eu/radialsystem/ascen/
Cast
Concept, choreography, text and performance: Ixchel Mendoza Hernández
Performance and co-creation: Chihiro Araki, Angelo Petracca
Sound and composition: Hyewon Suk
Light and mapping: Annegret Schalke
Creative technologist: Warja Rybakova
Stage design and visuals: Dora Đurkesac
Costumes: Malena Modéer
Dramaturgy: Jenny Mahla
Production: M.i.C.A. - Movement in Contemporary Art
Distribution: Tammo Walter
Voice Coach: Joséphine Evrard
Audiodeskription text and editorial: Swantje Henke & Gerald Pirner
Credits
A production by Ixchel Mendoza Hernández. Funded by the Capital Cultural Fund. In co-production with Radialsystem. With the kind support of Something Great – Centre for International Contemporary Performing Arts.
Media partnerships Radialsystem: The Berliner, Rausgegangen, taz. die tageszeitung and tip Berlin.
Visitor Information
Duration: Approximately 70 minutes, without intermission
Language: In spoken English / English and German subtitles
Early boarding: Early boarding is available 20 minutes before the start of the performance. Visually impaired and mobility-impaired audience members can choose suitable seats. Please speak to our front-of-house staff to arrange early boarding.
Audio description and tactile tour: On Sunday, 21 December, there will be a tactile tour and audio description. The tactile tour begins at 5.15 pm. Please register by telephone on 030 288 78 85 88 or by email at [email protected].
Artist talk: On Sunday, 21 December, an artist talk will take place after the performance.