1.0Schaubude Berlinhttps://schaubude.berlin/en/Kamikatzehttps://schaubude.berlin/en/news/author/tobias/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pdiM9LDUb7"><a href="https://schaubude.berlin/en/program/cynthia/">Cynthia</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://schaubude.berlin/en/program/cynthia/embed/#?secret=pdiM9LDUb7" width="600" height="338" title="“Cynthia” — Schaubude Berlin" data-secret="pdiM9LDUb7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://schaubude.berlin/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Cynthia was a model, an influencer, a socialite, a celebrity and a household name in the USA in 1937. But unlike other celebrities of her day, she was dismantled into pieces at the end of her day and stowed away in a body bag. Cynthia was a mannequin. Her creator, Lester Gaba, a window display designer in New York City, became her manager, puppeteer and chaperone. He escorted her to dinner clubs, theater premieres and fashion shows,  as well as performing for her and responding to  her adoring fans on her behalf. Let this delightful fever dream of a show take you down the slippery slope from entertaining spectacle into the uncanny valley. Featuring Berlin Drag King Alexander Cameltoe as Lester Gaba, with his world animated by an ensemble of puppeteers. Notes on accessibility: Information about the accessibility of the venue in structural terms can be found here. Content Notes: Gender Performance, Public and Private Persona, Beauty Industry, Mannequin, Display, Design, Identity Politicshttps://schaubude.berlin/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/schaubude_orgalogo.png1200675