The famous Kästner story staged musically and animalically - a call against the indolence of the heart

"This is the first and last attempt by animals on all continents to save the earth. We demand immediate action!" With these unmistakable words, polar bear Paula opens the animal conference.

The situation around the planet is dramatic. The animals are threatened by water shortages and wars, while people gather again and again to negotiate the fate of the world at inconclusive conferences. They seem to have monopolized reason and refuse to even listen to the animals and their demands. With every encounter the conflict between people and animals comes to a head; with every encounter the tone and language change. What are we doing with our planet? Who is this “WE” and who owns the earth?

With this production, director Andrea Pinkowski approaches the famous Kästner story in a completely free, animalistic way. The interplay of history, movement and sound is shaped by a performative approach. The animalistic nature translates into double bass, percussion, guitars, flutes and saxophone. The story always remains in the foreground: What do animals have to do for people to understand them? What tone and what action strikes their hearts? What does the voice of the earth sound like?

Already with Kästner, children become mediators between the intuitive animal world and the rational adult world. The story of the Animal Conference calls for us to find ideas for peaceful coexistence and a universal language. With this production, the famous parable becomes a musical-animal call against the indolence of the heart.

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Participating artists

Andrea Pinkowski (Regie)

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