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    DUMMHEIT. A Journey to Infinity.

    Based on Heidi Kastner's successful book, this humorous performance brings stage action and live-drawn animations together.

    Suitable for ages 15+

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    [Translate to Englisch:] Die Wissenschaftsoffizierin erklärt etwas ©Nick Mangafas

    "A society without stupidity seems an even greater utopia than extensive justice, boundless freedom, or eternal life" (Heidi Kastner).

    "Dummheit" is dangerous. It threatens interpersonal relationships, social cohesion, our basic democratic consensus, and our survival on this planet. Drawing on her experience as a forensic psychiatrist and neurologist, Heidi Kastner shows that measurable intelligence and stupidity are not necessarily mutually exclusive as she analyzes the degrees of stupidity with razor-sharp precision.

    The location: A spaceship. The audience: The last survivors from Earth. The destination: Unknown. An accident. During the repairs, the science officer, assisted by the lab rat, holds a daily "lecture". Topic: "What led to mankind's downfall".

    The "A.I." (artificial intelligence) on board asks questions. The science officer struggles to find the answers. The lab rat draws and comments.

    A Journey to Infinity with Adelheid, science officer: Barbara Falter
    Ralph, lab rat: Marcel Keller
    Direction, stage and live animation: Marcel Keller, Content support: Heidi Kastner

    Houston we have a problem Marcel Keller mit einer Teetasse mit der Aufschrift "Houston, we have a problem" Gezeichnetes Raumschiff Zeichnung über Ignoranten, die ihre Freiheit fordern und die der anderen ignorieren Barbara Falter steht im Raumschiff, hinter ihr der Sternenhimmel Barbara Falter vor einer Zeichnung von Marcel Keller Barbara Falter im Raumschiff, das gerade kaputtgeht Ein Mann zeichnet eine Figur auf ein Blatt. Laborratte und Wissenschaftsoffizierin Die Wissenschaftsoffizierin erklärt Die Wissenschaftsoffizierin in gelben Licht
    „While we found the play to be linguistically demanding, afterwards we realized that many of the students understood the central messages and they were inspired and motivated to think about the topic more and reflect on it.“
    Tamara Sündhofer (HAK/HAS Rudigier)
     

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