What thoughts and images come to your mind when you think of a forest? Maybe a quiet walk through untouched nature? The beauty of unreachable intense green treetops? The earthy scent? All that, of course. But what about theater? What started in Switzerland and France can now be experienced in Germany: Shared Landscapes shows seven internationally conceived productions, connected by one place. Or rather: a forest, namely the Hangelsberger Forst, near Berlin. Curator Caroline Barneaud and director Stefan Kaegi (Rimini Protokoll) invite you to escape the urban chaos for a day (02.09., 03.09., 09.09., 10.09.2023) and turn to nature. A walk together in the green, where a new sense of time sets in as you walk among pine trees, lie on the forest floor or suddenly float over trees as if by magic. The works on display deal not only with our relationship to nature, but also with the fragility of the forest, the changing climate, limited resources, and an awareness of the dependence that comes with it. So, equipped with a backpack, sunscreen and bug spray, you’ll wander from place to place with a map, from performance to audio tour, from sound composition to media installation, taking on new perspectives towards nature. And perhaps, when someone asks you in the future what ideas you associate with a forest, your answer will be shaped by this experience.
Text: Mary Linh Tran / Photos: Camille Blake
Shared Landscapes, Waldschule Hangelsberg, Heidegarten 1, 15537 Grünheide (Mark); map
You can find the full program here. You can buy your tickets here.
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