Gob Squad is a seven-headed monster, a multinational arts collective with seven bosses, a patchwork family, a Berliner institution and a social utopia. Gob Squad have been devising, directing and performing together since 1994, working where theatre meets art, media and real life. Always on the hunt for beauty amidst the mundane, they place their work at the heart of urban life. Everyday life and magic, banality and idealism, reality and entertainment are all set on a collision course and the unpredictable results are captured on video. Motivated by a desire for collective experience and meaningful encounters, they often invite local guests, audience members or passers-by to step beyond their traditional roles and look for ways to transcend barriers of language, class, age and culture.

Birthday people (form the left in the photo): Sarah Thom, Bastian Trost, Sean Patten, Berit Stumpf, Simon Will, Johanna Freiburg, Sharon Smith
DJ: Barbara Lehtna
Costumes: Liene Dobrāja
Photo: Christine Fenzl