Theatre
Sirenen
In ancient times, sirens were multifaceted hybrid creatures—half bird, half woman—who lured sailors with their song and led them to their doom.
Warning Songs from the Past for the Present
In ancient times, sirens were multifaceted hybrid creatures—half bird, half woman—who lured sailors with their song and led them to their doom. They stood at the boundary between humanity and nature, between knowledge and danger.
Manuela Infante crafts a modern odyssey: A European engineer who has been working in the Atacama Salt Desert for twenty years observes unusual occurrences that increasingly unsettle his perception. In a polyphonic soundscape, the desert appears as a ghostly space. With playful humor and a sharp eye, the play sheds light on the contradictions of “green colonialism,” in which the Global South bears the costs while the Global North reaps the benefits.
Cast and Additional Information:
Artistic Team
- Direction – Manuela Infante
- Set and Costumes – Robin Metzer
- Lighting Design – Stefan Erny
- Dramaturgy – Kris Merken
- Production Manager – Lena Lappat
- Assistant Director / Stage Manager – Anora Ismailova
Cast
- Elmira Bahrami
- Giannina Fruttero
- Nicole Sazo Cariola
- Antoinette Ullrich
- Gala Othero Winter
- Improvisational Musician – Susana Santos Silva
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
In ancient times, sirens were multifaceted hybrid creatures—half bird, half woman—who lured sailors with their song and led them to their doom. They stood at the boundary between humanity and nature, between knowledge and danger.
Manuela Infante crafts a modern odyssey: A European engineer who has been working in the Atacama Salt Desert for twenty years observes unusual occurrences that increasingly unsettle his perception. In a polyphonic soundscape, the desert appears as a ghostly space. With playful humor and a sharp eye, the play sheds light on the contradictions of “green colonialism,” in which the Global South bears the costs while the Global North reaps the benefits.
Cast and Additional Information:
Artistic Team
- Direction – Manuela Infante
- Set and Costumes – Robin Metzer
- Lighting Design – Stefan Erny
- Dramaturgy – Kris Merken
- Production Manager – Lena Lappat
- Assistant Director / Stage Manager – Anora Ismailova
Cast
- Elmira Bahrami
- Giannina Fruttero
- Nicole Sazo Cariola
- Antoinette Ullrich
- Gala Othero Winter
- Improvisational Musician – Susana Santos Silva
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.