Sommer in Stuttgart

#freemaria

Fri 24.07.

Theaterhaus
Stuttgart

#freemaria

A performative reflection by Maria Kalesnikava

Performance
Maria Kalesnikava

Idea/Concept
Jochen Sandig

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#freemaria is a performance and reflection project by Maria Kalesnikava. The artist and democratic opposition politician from Belarus was released in December 2025 after serving a long prison sentence.

Maria Kalesnikava is developing this work at Radialsystem in collaboration with director Jochen Sandig, drawing on the events of 2020 and the years that followed in Belarus. In an open stage space, the audience is invited to listen to Maria Kalesnikava.

At the heart of the performance are inner freedom, dignity, and responsibility for one’s own decisions. The project tells of steadfastness, of love for family and country, and of the power of the spirit—a power that can remain free even under external pressure.

#freemaria combines Maria Kalesnikava’s personal experience with philosophical reflection. Music and art become the inner space of the soul—a place for thoughts, hope, and courage. Perhaps art does not save the world, but it can give people strength and bring salvation. Maria Kalesnikava wishes to share this insight with all of us.

Eine Produktion von Sasha Waltz & Guests. Made in Radialsystem.

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