Spela John Hood

SPELA JOHN HOOD

One of the stories on the Sockerspelet map is about the black entertainer John Hood, who performed in Gothenburg in the autumn of 1877 with “the wild man – the cannibal from Australia”. Hood presented himself in a range of spectacular roles for a white audience at a time marked by exoticism, racism and a deeply colonial world order. The physical theatre performance Spela John Hood – which had its world premiere at 3:e Våningen in December 2025 – explores how we can understand the mechanisms behind John Hood’s practice in its historical context, as well as its continuing effects on us today.

The performance was created by Michael Norlind and Cecilia Lagerström.

TICKETS

Standard ticket price: 160 kr

Students, pensioners, jobseekers: 120 kr

Danscentrum Väst members: 120 kr