Wokzilla

This theater collective with members from Germany, Taiwan, China and Italy came together in 2014 to work on the topics of China and it's perception in Germany and the west, fear of the strange and unknown, and racist stereotypes and dynamics. Their research culmulated in a piece that was called "Chinaphobie" and had premiere in 2015 in the 100°  festival in the Hebbel am Ufer theater Berlin.  The piece was more of an game, where the audience is split into different groups, and individuals have to take over certain roles and fulfill all kinds of tasks and quests. Over a screen and occasional announcements from an anchorwoman they get feedback over how they are doing. During the game there are more and more "Chinese" entering the game eventually almost outnumbering the participants.