Invisible Targets
By Timna Krenn
"Who is left holding the baby?"
Various locations across London, Germany, and Austria, 2023 - 2024
The Space, Voila! Festival of International Theatre, November 2024
Performed in German and English
Follow a heartfelt journey that delves into the complex terrain of stillbirth. This solo-performance sheds light on the healthcare system and its impact on pregnant bodies.
In this devised solo performance, the narrative unfolds as the story of a grieving mother attempting to unravel the events that emerge during her hospital stay, where her child was stillborn. This performance juxtaposes the stark realities of the medical healthcare system with the intimate journey of a bereaved mother navigating societal stigma.
Invisible Targets critically examines how pregnant bodies are treated within the Western healthcare system. Specifically, it addresses the experiences of women who have suffered a stillbirth. The work weaves together movement, storytelling, and objects to bring these narratives to life.
Performer / Writer: Timna Krenn
Dramaturg: Rebecca Goh
AV & lights: Gisela Mulindwa & Natsuko Yonezawa
Producer: Arielle Zilkha
Reviews and Feedback
“Timna’s performance was powerful and inspiring expressed through physical theatre. The themes of grief were performed with such sensitivity and deep emotion, it really moved me.”
— Diana D.
“Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass mir die Tränen kommen werden. Die Darstellerin hat es geschafft, dass ich mich so lebendig in die Tragödie hineinfühlen kann. Ich musste sehr lange auch darüber nachdenken, wie ich besser hätte handeln können, als meine Freundin den Tod ihres Kindes erleben musste.”
“What a beautifully humane and engaging piece it is, successfully balancing the anguish of a bereaved mother (‘My body is a coffin’, what a line!) with her anger at the medical system. You also presented it extremely well with live action, video and sound, all of which complimented, rather than intruded on, the other. It was a very theatrical presentation: stylized, but neither pretentious or hectoring. Rebecca’s dramaturgy was excellent; you make a good team.
… A marvelous job. You’ve created an intelligent, persuasive work which provokes thought and also executed it in a compellingly theatrical manner. Well done to you and Rebecca.”
— Ross Smith, playwright and filmmaker