Posted On: September 8th 2026, 10:38 am
An old family scandal and fragmented crime stories: in “Trouble Score”, 𝗟𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 and 𝗣𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 weave humour, magical realism and music into a moving, provocative journey through trauma, memory and connection.
The siblings, originally from Brazil and now living in Belgium, set out to uncover the truth behind a long-buried family scandal. From fragmentary crime stories, an incredible plot gradually unfolds which childhood innocence clashes with the distorted reality of trauma – against the backdrop of racial segregation and military dictatorship.
✨ The show turns to magic realism to transform negative events into pop songs, coping mechanisms into hyperbolic analogies, and destructive patterns into encouraging mantras.
With “Trouble Score”, long-standing artistic partners 𝗟𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 and 𝗣𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 return to the beginnings of their collaboration: in this distinctive blend of storytelling, concert and performance, multi-layered texts, sound samples and pre-recorded and live music come together to form a complex composition. A polyphonic evening exploring trauma, memory and the possibility of connection.
🔎 Theatre maker Luanda Casella, based at 𝗡𝗧𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘁, is now playing at HAU for the fourth time, following “Ferox Tempus – Terror at its best” (2022), “Killjoy Quiz” (2023) and “Short of Lying” (2024).
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⏰ 30.9. + 1.10. / HAU2
📍Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin
🎫 17–22 € / red. 9–12 €
💬 English / With English surtitles
🎤After the premiere on 30.9.: Artist Talk with 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘇 𝗝𝗮𝗻š𝗮 / English
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