Cryptobiosis // ein AUSWÄRTSSPIEL der studiobühneköln

Microbiology – Performance – Music
A co-production by Constantin Leonhard and studiobühneköln
An AWAY GAME by studiobühneköln at the ORANGERIE Theater

Microbes can convert toxins, devour cancer cells, produce oxygen, and write poetry. Tiny, opaque creatures take the stage as powerful beacons of hope amid the ecological crisis. A dizzying glimpse into the world of rotifers, dinoflagellates, and foraminifera reveals: Nothing is static; everything moves and co-evolves with one another.

A magnificent jumble. Biologists like Lynn Margulis call out to us: This planet is a place of radical collaboration! Our Homo sapiens bodies are a collaborative community of trillions of microorganisms, and nothing and no one does anything entirely on their own. Comfort and hope for all who are willing to listen. Using a high-resolution microscope, an analog synthesizer, and their more-than-human bodies, the performers in *Cryptobiosis* encounter themselves and the audience as science-fiction beings who connect with the environment through text, movement, and sound. A poetic engagement with the realms of the invisible and the other within the self.

Artistic Direction and Performance: Constantin Leonhard
Laboratory and Performance: Nury Cecilia Zambrano Rodriguez
Music and Performance: Benjamin Adams
Dramaturgy: Franziska Schneeberger
Artistic Assistant: Valerie Wehrens
Video Technology and Lighting: Martin Wisniowski
Biological Expertise: Klaus Fritze and faculty members
from the Department of Biology at the University of Cologne
Outside Eye: Michael Dick

Funded by the City of Cologne’s Office of Cultural Affairs, the NRW State Office for Independent Performing Arts, and the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Supported by a microscope and equipment provided by Bresser GmbH

As part of BEYOND REALITIES – European Perspectives

Pricing information:
15 € | 7 € | Free admission for a companion of a person with severe disabilities
Free admission for first-semester students at the University of Cologne