GIRL, SHOW ME THAT BODY (OF WORK) # 6
“Girl, Show Me That Body (of Work)” is a literary performance series presenting works by FLINTA* writers with migration and exile experiences in Berlin.
The 2026 series responds to the global rise of authoritarianism and censorship, which disproportionately targets BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ themes. Literature is positioned as a space that must remain free from political influence. The 2025 edition featured voices from Europe, including Ukraine, as well as from Israel and Palestine. In 2026, the focus is on Berlin-based authors from regions where feminist literature is threatened or banned, including Brazil, Ecuador, Iran, Russia, Turkey, and the USA.
The series frames writers as human rights advocates, often unprotected by institutions, and asks: Where does justice begin when people are denied their voice? On stage speak those who are oppressed by regimes, the justice system, other institutions, and their own cultural contexts.
GIRL, SHOW ME THAT BODY (OF WORK):
FLINTA* LITERATURE NIGHT #6 SPECIAL EDITION FOCUS SOUTH AMERICA
Focus and themes: Regeneration. South America has a long history —continuing to the present— of censorship. Many works have been removed from schools and libraries due to sexual content or political messages, including the alleged promotion of “un-American” ideas. This special edition focuses on South American posthumanist and transfeminist literature as a refuge and spiritual practice, centering community, ritual, and tenderness in the healing and liberation of the wounded female body.
Program: Four authors address medical neglect, patriarchal violence, displacement, and public mourning, affirming beauty, magic, and eroticism as forces of regeneration. They offer alternatives to Eurocentric narratives of identity and healing. The event asks: What does healing look like when a body bears the marks of violence and loss? How do South American feminist traditions enrich Berlin’s literary community? What new literary forms emerge when grief, humor, and anger are allowed to coexist as creative tools?
Moderation: tba
GIRL, SHOW ME THAT BODY (OF WORK) is a project by FLINTA* Literatur, Berlin’s platform for migrant and exiled womxn artists, in cooperation with Lettrétage, funded by the Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt, recommended by The Reader Berlin and presented by tip Berlin.
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Marie Álvarez
Marie Álvarez (Argentina) is a lesbian poet, playwright, theatre director, and activist. From an intersectional transfeminist perspective, her work addresses language, trauma, pop culture, climate justice, and mental health. In 2022 she was selected for the Berlin International Forum for Young Creatives (Theatertreffen), supported by the Goethe-Institut.
Camila Rhodi
Camila Rhodi (Brazil) is a queer feminist author and artist working with performance (live and video), theatre, participatory lectures, and audio walks. She studied acting in Rio de Janeiro and holds an MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Her work is based on her experiences as a Latin American migrant and addresses sexuality, love, and loss. Her performances create direct encounters with the audience and question roles, authorship, and the boundaries of relationships.
Elsye Suquilanda
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Elsye Suquilanda (Ecuador) is a posthumanist poet, video artist, and animal rights activist. She is the author of the poetry collections Lensi Lusikka Suussa, 030-Berlin, Agua de Monoeau de Toilette Spree, Transición de Cenicienta de Späti, Te envío mis amígdalas en una paloma mensajera, Compatriot rescued in Berlin by Chichoismo, Cortina de circo popular, and Nalgas. Her work has been translated into German, English, French, Finnish, Portuguese, Japanese, Shuar, Taiwanese Mandarin, and Romanian.
Xueh Magrini Troll
Xueh Magrini Troll (Colombia) studied Fine Arts at the National University of Colombia in Bogotá, illustration at the Escuela de Arte Diez in Madrid, and Visual Communication at the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin. She regularly illustrates for taz., Junge Welt, and Missy Magazine. For this series, she will create live drawings during the reading by Elsye Suquilanda.
