{"id":156783,"date":"2025-12-08T12:02:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/?post_type=event&p=156783"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:22:31","slug":"the-divided-child","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/performance-en\/the-divided-child-156783\/","title":{"rendered":"The Divided Child"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trigger warning:<\/strong>
\nThe following announcement deals with domestic violence, separation violence and the effects on children. The theatre performance addresses the experiences of those affected and structural failures in the support system. The content may be distressing.<\/p>\n

When women* experience violence from their current or former partners, it is a horrific and intolerable situation. Anyone who goes through this should be able to break free. But what happens when perpetrators and victims share children? Violence in parental relationships never affects only the adults. Children\u2019s everyday lives are shaped by it \u2013 and they witness how the support system fails them.<\/p>\n

Fathers have a right to contact. Violent fathers often exploit this right to exert power \u2013 at the expense of those who actually need protection. Institutions such as child welfare offices or family courts rarely recognise these dynamics. They perpetuate what should have ended long ago: dependency, control, fear.<\/p>\n

The documentary theatre performance \u201cThe Divided Child \u2013 Feminist Voices on Separation Violence and a System That Fails\u201d is based on conversations with those affected. The voices of the children are always present \u2013 children whose safety is not a priority in the system.<\/p>\n

Director Heinrich Horwitz gives these stories visibility through an artistic translation. Four performers take up space on behalf of those who often remain unheard, giving them shape and voice: children and their mothers who must survive in a system of violence.<\/p>\n

Following the performance, there will be a public discussion with lawyer and author Asha Hedayati, moderated by Katja Musafiri.<\/p>\n

Performed in German. Doors open at 6:30\u202fpm.<\/p>\n

An evening as part of the Open Space \u201cDara T\u00fby\u00ea \u2013 \u062f\u0631\u062e\u062a \u062a\u0648\u062a \u2013 The Mulberry Tree. Feminist Voices on War and Gardens\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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