Victoria Halper & Kai Krösche (DARUM) // [EOL]. End of Life

In the organizer's words:

Victoria Halper & Kai Krösche (DARUM)
[EOL]. End of Life
A virtual landscape of ruins // A virtual landscape of ruins
Performative installation in virtual reality

Mühlheim an der Ruhr

June 18, 2025, 16:00-20:00

June 19, 2025, 17:00-23:00

June 20, 2025, 15:00-23:00

June 21, 2025, 17:00-23:00

FFT Düsseldorf

July 03, 2025, 17:00-23:00

July 04, 2025, 17:00-23:00

July 05, 2025, 15:00-23:00

July 06, 2025, 15:00-19:00

Individual timeslots can be booked for each time slot. // Individual timeslots can be booked for each of these dates.

By purchasing a ticket, you confirm that you have read and agreed to the document "Rules of Use & Limitation of Liability". // By purchasing a ticket, you confirm that you have read and agreed to the document 'Terms of Use & Limitation of Liability'.

"The story in '[EOL]. End of Life' is touching. But the subtext of this work, which makes us aware of the overwhelming manipulative capacity of the digital VR medium, also sets alarm bells ringing." Helmut Ploebst, STANDARD, 26.09.2024

"The story in '[EOL]. End of Life' is a touching one. But the subtext of this work, which alerts us to digital VR's ability to overwhelm and manipulate us as a medium, sets off all the alarm bells." Helmut Ploebst, STANDARD, 26.9.2024

What will remain of us in the world when we are gone? What traces do we want to leave behind? And can we even live forever in the privatized metaverse? In this virtual reality experience, which was also invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen, the audience becomes outsourced freelancers of a fictitious trillion-dollar corporation using VR goggles and decides what content still has a place in the fascinatingly detailed parallel realities of tomorrow.

What will be left of us back on the world when we no longer exist? What traces do we want to leave behind? And can we even live forever in the privatized metaverse? In this Virtual Reality experience, which has also been invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen, the audience use VR-goggles to become outsourced freelancers of a fictional billion-dollar company and decides which content will still have a place in the fascinating and richly detailed parallel realities of tomorrow.

GOOD TO KNOW // GOOD TO KNOW

• Play length: 90 minutes // Duration: 90 minutes

• Language: English spoken language // Language: English spoken language

• The exact location will be given by e-mail // The exact location will be given by e-mail

• All information on accessibility can be found at www.impulsefestival.de/barrierefreiheit //
  All information on accessibility can be found at www.impulsefestival.de/en/accessibility

• Box Office opens one hour before the performance begins // The box office opens one hour before the performance begins

IMPULSE FESTIVAL FOR PERFORMANCE, THEATER & DANCE

On three long festival weekends - one each in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Cologne and Düsseldorf - outstanding independent productions from Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be presented. This showcase will be supplemented by positions on the relationship between East and West Germany as part of a "Post-West" focus as well as views from and on the host region of NRW.

We are looking forward to our first joint festival season!

During three long festival weekends - one each in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Cologne and Düsseldorf - outstanding productions from the independent theater scene from Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be presented. This showcase will be complemented by positions on the relationship between East and West Germany as part of a 'Post-West' focus as well as views from and on the host region of NRW.

We look forward to our first festival season with you!

LOCATION // VENUE

Ringlokschuppen Ruhr
Am Schloß Broich 38
45479 Mülheim an der Ruhr