Farm der Tiere

In the organizer's words:

"Old Major cleared his throat and sang. He did have a brittle voice, but he sang well enough, and it was a rousing melody, something between 'My Darling Clementine' and 'La Cucaracha'. The lyrics were: Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken to my joyful tidings of the golden future time." (Animal Farm, George Orwell)

Donkeys and horses, dogs and hens, ducks and pigs, cats and goats listen in unison on the straw of the barn to the legacy of the prize-winning breeder Old Major.

A rebellion against the old farmer Jones ensues, and overnight the animals become their own rulers. All animals are equal. But which animals are more equal? Of course, the pigs. Because they can even read the alphabet from A to Z...

George Orwell's analysis of the inevitable dynamics of totalitarian mechanisms, written in the mid-1940s, is frighteningly topical. His view of demagogues and tyrannical rulers, followers and hangers-on, but also of the handling of true and fake news, the falsification of history, the exclusion of dissenters and the behavior of those in power seems highly topical. A piece of timeless world literature and a musical fairy tale full of grim wit.

Nine puppeteers and musicians bring Orwell's bitter parable to the stage in a sensual, accurate and captivating way.

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