JUICE

In the solo performance JUICE, developed by River Roux in co-creation with Bibiana Mendes, Roux enters a closed, transparent hexagon. The space makes Roux visible and exposed, but at the same time untouchable. Proximity is created without allowing access. JUICE examines the fascination with bodies "in between" and reveals the mechanisms of observation, projection and fetishization to which inter* and gender-nonconforming bodies are exposed.

Based on historical and current medical discourses, JUICE spans an arc from the display of inter* bodies in the 19th century to today's standardizing interventions. With poetic storytelling, slapstick elements and physical precision, the performance poses questions about the "natural" body - and about what happens when bodies refuse to be unambiguous.

JUICE is both intimate and political, vulnerable and resistant. A work that looks back - and does not leave it unanswered.

A body under observation - River Roux's performance JUICE
River Roux is a performance artist, author and performer. Roux's works focus on bodies that elude conventional categories - bodies that are read, evaluated, medicalized and controlled. The starting point is often her own biography, combined with intensive research into queer, trans and inter* histories and their social and institutional treatment.

Roux works at the interface of performance, text and movement and consciously seeks proximity to the audience. The works are political, sensual and confrontational at the same time: they pose questions about normality, visibility and power and make it possible to experience how looks can have an effect - and hurt. Together with her co-creator Bibiana Mendes, River Roux develops works that center queer narratives and create spaces for resistance, self-empowerment and solidarity, especially in places where these perspectives are often ignored.