Maison blanche dresses performers at the Münchner Kammerspiele

(CONNECT) Collections from maison blanche are on display in the theatrical dance piece Glitsch, which is being performed at the state-funded, Munich-based, German-language theater company Münchner Kammerspiele. According to a statement, the Zurich-based fashion label designed the costumes for the production, which celebrated its premiere on April 25. With this collection, the fashion company is following its design concept of clothing at the “interface of body and context”.

On stage, fashion functions “not as a decorative element, but as part of an artistic narrative”, as maison blanche states, adding that: “The costumes are conceived as an extension of the body, responding to movement, materiality and the specific production aesthetics”.

The dance piece from the internationally renowned choreographer Doris Uhlich presents a “world caught between materiality and physicality”, according to the statement. The central element is slime. “For Glitsch, the focus was on creating something that is not only worn but also changes with the body, something that defies any clear form”, explains Yannik Zamboni, Creative Director of maison blanche.

According to the designer, their fashion brand embodies a subcultural label that questions socio-political taboos and aims to create a space for exchange. Their collaboration with the Munich Kammerspiele is said to demonstrate a “consistent continuation of his own design philosophy”.

In terms of the themes of its collections, maison blanche cites that there is an emphasis on aspects such as defamation and oppression of minorities, gender conflict and feminism. The focus is on “queer anti-fashion” for the global LGBTQIA+ community, i.e. people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex or asexual, with the + representing additional identities for total inclusivity. ce/heg