Ugly as hell

A music theater research with music by Gustav Mahler et al.
A strange tennis court. Two women film eachother whilst performing ancient, hypermodern beauty rituals. A trainer supervises. The clock is ticking...

Ugly as hell explores the dark side of beauty from a feminist perspective: where wellness becomes compulsion because the body must always be beautiful, young, fit and flawless. A search for liberation from the pretensions of a world full of fillers and filters begins. The performance attempts to open up spaces beyond the compulsion to fulfil expectations – and asks the question: what could reconciliation look like with a body that is never perfect enough and with a gaze that is constantly measuring it?
Location
Nord
Recommended age
from grade 7
Jan 2026
https://www.staatsoperstuttgart.de Staatsoper Stuttgart Oberer Schloßgarten 6, 70173 Stuttgart

Fri
16
19:00
Nord
World Premiere
18 €
Cast
Regie Raphaela Fiuza Nowakowski, Martin Mutschler
Bühne und Kostüme Klax Schur
https://www.staatsoperstuttgart.de Staatsoper Stuttgart Oberer Schloßgarten 6, 70173 Stuttgart

Sat
17
19:00
Nord
18 €
https://www.staatsoperstuttgart.de Staatsoper Stuttgart Oberer Schloßgarten 6, 70173 Stuttgart

Wed
21
19:00
Nord
18 €
https://www.staatsoperstuttgart.de Staatsoper Stuttgart Oberer Schloßgarten 6, 70173 Stuttgart

Thu
22
19:00
Nord
18 €