Die besten Beerdigungen der Welt

In the organizer's words:

The best funerals in the world

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The best funerals in the world

Based on the picture book by Ulf Nilsson, translated by Ole Könnecke
Jung plus X, Theater Lübeck

Dance theater
Duration: 40 minutes

Living beings are born and die - quite normal, isn't it? So why do many adults fall silent when it comes to death?

Children are usually more relaxed about it, deceased animals are examined with curiosity and funerals exert a great fascination. Flies and other dead small animals, for example, can be ceremoniously laid to rest in a wonderful way. In this project, children and young adults take a playful approach to the subject and then enter into a dialog through dance: about death and life.

The 15-member ensemble met weekly over a period of seven months. Different experiences with the topic of death came together, different experiences with the body, stage and theater met. Over time, the individuals became less important and together the group began to tell the story of the picture book, translating it into the different bodies. With lightness and yet depth, with little heaviness but enough seriousness

Relaxed performance

Sign language

Hint
The play contains

• loud and sudden noises (screams)
• sudden loud music
• darkness
• Performers play dead animals

The ensemble

Production & concept: Katrin Ötting
Stage & costumes: Katia Diegmann
Dramaturgy: Frieda Stahmer

With Leonid Baumann, Sina Drammer, Leevke Eisterlehner, Knut Hartkopf, Liv van der Heyden, Anina Hieronimus, Smilla Judel, Frieda Kuzla, Jele Nehmdahl, Beeke Ötting, Celina Präkelt, Nils Ole Rehbock, Victoria Seele, Bojo Tapper, Mathis Wienicke