The Word for World is Forest

Description

Three dreamers speculate about the world ... Three dreamers speculate about the world and examine the entanglements between landscape, bodies, violence, and resistance. For them, the forest is more than just a landscape: it is a basis for life, memory, and identity. In their forest, they live in a non-violent community based on responsibility and interconnectedness. But as humans colonize the planet and exploit its resources, a violent hero story meets the forest and resistance arises. Based on Ursula K. Le Guin's novel, which also inspired the film 'Avatar', Franz Broich and his team explore how an alternative to this violent story can be told. How can we learn new stories and forget others? What voices beyond the human have we overlooked? Participants and additional information: Artistic team - Direction – Franz Broich, and team - Text – Franz Broich - Stage – Jana Furrer - Costumes – Karoline Gundermann - Composition – Ameli Schuster - Lighting design – Julian Kestler - Dramaturgy – Jacob Bührle - Production management – Lena Lappat - Stage management / Evening performance management – Leonard Heep Cast - Maja Beckmann - Birte Schnöink - Live music – Ameli Schuster