Haribo Kimchi • Jaha Koo / CAMPO

In the organizer's words:

The surprising taste of seaweed soup, the sharp sound of a knife slicing cucumbers, the hissing and sizzling of mushrooms on a glowing fire. In Haribo Kimchi, Jaha Koo welcomes us to a pojangmacha, a typical street food bar found in South Korea. There, alongside Jaha, we meet three characters: a snail, a gummy bear and an eel. With their help, the South Korean theater maker talks about the food culture of his homeland, especially about kimchi, the national dish that his grandmother gave him in large quantities. He talks about his arrival in Europe and the importance of food far away from home. And he cooks.

In a combination of music, video and robotic performers typical of the composer and theater maker, Jaha Koo reflects on cultural assimilation with all its conflicts and contradictions. It is about the diaspora of kimchi culture, the pain of blunt racism and the deep umami taste of the homeland. This performance, which plays with all the senses, changes our perception of food forever. As the Belgian newspaper De Standaard wrote: "Not only love, but also melancholy goes through the stomach".

More information → kunstfestspiele.de/haribo

Accompanying program
Art & Food
Thu 29.05. / after the performance
One table - six pojangmacha. A table streetfood parcours.
Festival Center
Tickets 25 Euro (plus fees)

Venue Orangerie Herrenhausen, Herrenhäuser Straße 3, 30419 Hanover
Duration 1 h 10 min, no intermission
Language English with German surtitles

Accessibility
Access to the Orangery is barrier-free via the north entrance (side facing the railroad tracks). Access to the Festival Center is barrier-free. Tickets for wheelchair-accessible seating and accompaniment in the Orangerie are available from HAZ & NP advance booking offices.

Price information:

15 / 23 Euro, reduced from 7,50 Euro (plus fees)