Tracey Emin, Strangeland

In her autobiography Strangeland, the British artist Tracey Emin tells of her childhood, her single mother's struggle against poverty, of anorexia and sexual abuse. As the daughter of a British mother and a Turkish-Cypriot father, she grew up with her twin brother in Margate, a bleak, run-down coastal town. She drops out of school early, has numerous affairs and becomes one of the most influential British artists of our time.

'Motherland', 'Fatherland' and 'Traceyland' are the three stages of her self-research, the original version of which was published in 2005 and a revised and expanded version in German in 2009. Radical and open and sometimes self-deprecating, she leads us into the 'strange land' of her existence, a radical, tender and courageous literature.

The readings 'Fatherland' and 'Traceyland' are planned for January and February 2024.

Viktoria Miknevich, born and raised in Minsk, Belarus. She completed her acting training at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart and has appeared in numerous stage roles at the Staatstheater Stuttgart, the Nationaltheater Mannheim, Staatsschauspiel Dresden and most recently at Schauspiel Hannover. Viktoria Miknevich has also worked on radio plays and feature productions for SWR and NDR and has been involved in various film productions. With her role in "Vater unser", she was nominated for the German Theater Award DER FAUST 2022 in the category "Actors for Young Audiences" and was awarded at the 39th Heidelberg Stückemarkt as part of the ensemble in the category "Youth Play Award".