Kompost-Horror

In cooperation with Theater Thikwa

Separating waste, shredding it, layering it, digging it up, moving it, waiting, digging it up again, waiting, letting it decompose and waiting again. Thousands of little animals work day and night to turn organic waste into something useful again - a never-ending game with lots of crawling legs to save our planet. Because nothing grows there anymore, we urgently need new fertile soil.

In the game "Compost Horror" you work your way through the compost layer by layer as dung beetles, earthworms and larvae - a race against time. Beware: vile opponents lurk in every compost level, an unforeseen attack awaits behind every banana peel - absolute horror. Competing against you: a team of actors from Parkaue and Theater Thikwa. Who will create the soil for new life in the end?

In "Compost Horror", artists Manuel Gerst and Leonie Graf translate the recycling cycle of the compost ecosystem into an interactive game. In this game, questions of sustainability and personal responsibility are negotiated in times of man-made climate change.

As part of opening up to long-term inclusive working relationships, the Parkaue has been cooperating with Theater Thikwa, which has been making theater with disabled and non-disabled artists for more than 30 years, since the beginning of the 2021/22 season.

Funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe

Invited to the Wildwechsel Festival 2023