Tuesday 3 November 2009, 21.00–22.15

History in the Making or the Secret Diaries of Linda Schultz is a new live theatre piece by Israeli artist Keren Cytter, created in collaboration with D.I.E. Now (Dance International Europe), a theatre group recently formed by Cytter. John Webber, a political activist, and Linda Schultz, a graphic designer, awake one morning to discover they have each been subject to an unexpected and radical sex change. The repercussions of this event have a domino effect on society, sexual politics, and personal identity, ultimately leading to revolution, as Cytter playfully tells the story via film, language, imagery, choreography, performance and light projections. History in the Making takes inspiration from a diverse range of influences, including Pina Bausch, Bat-Sheva dance group, Samuel Beckett, Disney on Ice, Michael Jackson, Yvonne Rainer, and the exotic rhythms of the 1980s dance-floor filler the Lambada, creating a highly stylized theatrical performance, addressing the ideas with insight and humour.

Tate Modern  Turbine Hall
£8 (£6 concessions), booking required

    

Keren Cytter (born 1977) currently lives and works in Berlin. Recent solo exhibitions include CCA Center for Contemporary Art, Kitakyushu (2009), X-intiative, NY (2009), Witte de With, Rotterdam (2008), and MUMOK, Vienna (2007). Her work is currently featured in the 53rd Venice Biennale and was included in group shows such as Television Delivers People, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2008), Manifesta 7, Trentino (2008) and the Yokohama Triennial, Yokohama (2008). She was nominated for the Preis der Nationalgalerie für Junge Kunst 2009, Berlin. Cytter is the author of three novels, most recently The True Story of MosheKlinberg, 2009, Onestar Press, Paris.