THIS GOES AGAINST OUR COMMUNITY STANDARDS

There are no fixed roles. The stage is empty. Two performers enact a choreographed movement through microphones, cables, and stands.

The desire for control — and the unspoken desire to be controlled — shapes how we move through digital space, where platform rules silently govern visibility, language, and behaviour. Being controlled can mean safety, legibility, and disappearance. These dynamics are rarely mutual. They are imposed, internalised, performed — often without consent.

Drawing on the structure of Peter Handke's Offending the Audience / Self Accusation, the performance transposes its logic onto digital regulation and content moderation. What unfolds is a sound piece and a choreography of sabotage and submission. The lights remain constant. The curtain does not fall.

What kind of silence are we being trained to accept?

Performed at Tropez × Sommerbad Humboldthain, Berlin, 3 August 2025

a performance by Matto Zoppi and Tommaso Cappelletti

photos by Weronika Rygiel, Robert Samplawski and Silke Briel