Wasted Land is set in a post-apocalyptic scenario at the end of all catastrophes. The only person left alive is a Black woman. Departing from the question of what she would do with her absolute freedom on an empty planet, this whimsical musical evening of theater confronts its audience with a dystopian world in the near future. This world is at least as ruined by climate change and environmental destruction as it is by racism, misogyny and other forms of oppression.
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Ntando Cele: Wasted Land
Ntando Cele: Wasted Land
Ntando Cele: Wasted Land
Ntando Cele: Wasted Land
Ntando Cele: Wasted Land
Ntando Cele: Wasted Land
Ntando Cele: Wasted Land
Together with Egyptian composer Wael Sami Elkholy and three powerful singerperformers, the Berne-based South African artist Ntando Cele, tackles the human disasters of fast fashion and Western feel-good ecology – where organic labels and comforting promises of recycling make one person’s sustainable dream another person’s disaster. This lively plea for a decolonial ecology uses a great deal of absurd humor and biting sarcasm to hit the spot where it hurts the most.
- Running time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Berlin premiere
- English, with German subtitles
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Concept, direction: Ntando CeleWith: Ntando Cele, Brandy Butler, Françoise Gautier, Steffi LobréauComposition, musical direction: Wael Sami ElkholyBeats: SoukeyCostumes: Rudolf JostArtistic and technical collaboration: Sandro GriesserCollaboration in dramaturgy: Raphael Urweider, Davide-Christelle SanveeAssistant director: Joëlle Antonie GbeassorSound: Janyves Coïc Light: Demian JakobVideo: Janosch Abel, Nicolas Gerlier German surtitles: Melanie AlbrechtProduction and booking: Marion Caillaud, Elizabeth Gay, Nina Sautter (Manaka Empowerment Prod.)Construction of sets, costumes and props: Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne General technical management: Nelly ChauvetLighting management: Julie NowotnikVideo management: Nicolas GerlierSound management: Marc PieusserguesProduction: Manaka Empowerment Prod., Théâtre Vidy-LausanneMany thanks to: Isabela Gygax, Ueli Kempter, Nora Li-Hess, Patricia Kafwamba Oguey, Payal Parekh
A production by Ntando Cele in co-production with DE SINGEL, Bonlieu - scène nationale Annecy, Maison Saint-Gervais - Genève, LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Festival NEXT, Dampfzentrale Bern. As part of the Interreg France-Switzerland Project N° 20919 - LACS - Annecy-Chambéry-Besançon-Geneva-Lausanne. With the support of Expédition Suisse, Kultur Stadt Bern, Swisslos - Kultur Kanton Bern, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Pro Helvetia, Corodis, Loterie romande, Burgergemeinde Bern, Porosus Endowment Fund, Migros-Kulturprozent, Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung. In collaboration with Residenz Schauspiel Leipzig. The guest performance takes place as part of Making Life in the Ruins, a festival by Sophiensæle, funded by the Capital Cultural Fund (HKF). Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.
A production by Ntando Cele in co-production with DE SINGEL, Bonlieu - scène nationale Annecy, Maison Saint-Gervais - Genève, LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Festival NEXT, Dampfzentrale Bern. As part of the Interreg France-Switzerland Project N° 20919 - LACS - Annecy-Chambéry-Besançon-Geneva-Lausanne. With the support of Expédition Suisse, Kultur Stadt Bern, Swisslos - Kultur Kanton Bern, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Pro Helvetia, Corodis, Loterie romande, Burgergemeinde Bern, Porosus Endowment Fund, Migros-Kulturprozent, Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung. In collaboration with Residenz Schauspiel Leipzig. The guest performance takes place as part of Making Life in the Ruins, a festival by Sophiensæle, funded by the Capital Cultural Fund (HKF). Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.
Dates
May 2025
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