ps: I love u

 

For PS: I Love U, Nora Hansen and Josefine Reisch bring together a thoughtful selection of intimate correspondence from over 200 years. In a stage situation somewhere between a press conference and a late night show, they perform a multi-faceted collage of love songs and love letters, revealing the wide spectrum of ways to express fondness and friendship. Ranging from the 18th to the 21st century, Hansen and Reisch merge the personal correspondences, examining the shared humanity revealed in them. The audience is invited to join them in their study of love, in search of inspiration and practical advice.

Hansen and Reisch delve into these correspondences, celebrating the shared humanity found in heartfelt words while offering a study of love in its many forms. From whispers of yearning to bold declarations, the pieces performed tonight are a testament to the enduring power of love and its ability to transcend time. We warmly invite you to join them on this journey of inspiration, discovery, and perhaps even practical advice for your own expressions of care.

PS: I Love U features words and music from an eclectic mix of voices, including Adele, Beyoncé, Nora Barnacle, Napoleon Bonaparte, Octavia E. Butler, Gluck, David Guetta, Radclyffe Hall, Billie Holiday, James Joyce, Lizzo, Rosa Luxemburg, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Marguerite Moreno, Nesta Obermer, Eros Ramazzotti, Chapelle Roan, Edith Shackleton-Heald, SIA, Nina Simone, Eugenia Souline, Tina Turner, Virginia Woolf and many more. (Text: Anna-Lisa Scherfose, 2024)

  Ps: I Love U – A musical reading, Nora Hansen, Josefine Reisch and special guests, Café Bravo, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, 2024, Photo: Jaewon Chang

Ps: I Love U – A musical reading, Nora Hansen, Josefine Reisch and special guests, Café Bravo, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, 2024, Photo: Albi Fouché

Ps: I Love U – A musical reading, Nora Hansen, Josefine Reisch and special guests, Café Bravo, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Curated by Anna-Lisa Scherfose, Performer: Nora Hansen, Josefine Reisch, Anna-Lisa Scherfose and Julija Zaharijević

The performance took place within the Events Programm of the BPA// Exhibition 2024 Half-Light curated by Anna-Lisa Scherfose

 ps: I love U, performed by Lisa Oord, Josefine Reisch and Nora Hansen, Simultanprojekte 2021, Simultanhalle, Cologne, 2021, Foto: Kris Obricht

 

Ps: I Love U, performed by Elmar Hermann, Josefine Reisch, Nora Hansen and Lukas Goersmeier, in: Mary & the volcano. A meteorological phantasmagoria, 2016, KIT – Kunst im Tunnel, Düsseldorf

PS: I Love U has been presented at KW – Institut for Contemporary Art (Berlin, DE, 2024), Simultanhalle (Cologne, DE, 2021), Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck (Remagen, DE, 2019), KIT – Kunst im Tunnel (Düsseldorf, DE, 2015).