Dantons Tod und Kants Beitrag

In the organizer's words:

A revolutionary theatrical satire - by Kieran Joel and ensemble

The world is in crisis, people are depressed, and the reputation of the Enlightenment - the era that still shapes our self-image today, the European birth of ideas such as human rights, reason and human freedom - is no longer the best either. So do we have to admit defeat and bury the call for freedom, equality and maturity for good? No! According to the brave theater troupe of Schauspiel Dortmund. Or rather: Now more than ever! So, without further ado, they call for a great (theatrical) revolution: Georg Büchner's revolutionary drama Danton's Death is to be the means of choice to finally deal effectively with the painful reality. But of course things turn out as they must: After initial euphoria, the movement threatens to splinter into factional fights and a weariness with freedom - and existential confusion takes hold: can ideas change reality at all, and if so, at what cost? Do we have to resign ourselves to our heteronomy and simply let reality be reality? When it comes to art - does the end justify the means after all? And does reality change the theater or the theater change reality?

Danton's Death and Kant's contribution: Theater Dortmund