Babybird Babybird by Dimitris Bampilis

Why we do (not) have children? Parents-to-be, a new mother, a midwife, a demographer, a sociologist, a neuroscientist, and an anti-natalist YouTuber share their respective opinions on the sexiest ontological question, and take part in a documentary theater performance about the complicated relationship between our sexual life and our reproductive potential.

The APARÄMILLON arts collective have put together a piece of documentary theater exploring concepts and issues that include “low birth rate”, “overpopulation”, motherhood as a conscious personal choice, pregnancy termination, prenatal checks, national healthcare policy, sperm banks, and dating apps. Through the use interviews and statistics, personal testimonies and scientific studies, discretion and humor, they enter into a debate that up until now has been dominated by moral panic, and rhetoric concerning the dangers of “corrupting the nation”.

This documentary-theater performance contains explicit scenes of birth that you may find upsetting or triggering
Suitable for audiences aged 18+