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A few years ago, in June 2022, I performed a sexually-explicit piece involving audience interaction at a festival. Afterwards, the audience member with whom I interacted made a criminal complaint against me and in early November 2024 there was a trial.
I take the physical, social and emotional wellbeing of my audiences very seriously - consent is central to my work as an artist. I am deeply mortified and upset that a performance of mine would have hurt someone in any way and I take this fully on as a performer.
The trial resulted in a misdemeanour charge, a fine, and an order to attend "crime prevention therapy". The legal fees amounted to a total of €18,282. This process has impacted me profoundly over the course of more than a year, and I would not have made it through this difficult time were it not for the support of my friends and family.
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Kathryn Fischer
Organizer
Berlin, Berlin