Photo Hannemann
A staged reading based on Norman Ohler's novel "The Equation of Life" and conversations about nature and landscape, arranged, performed and moderated by Elisabeth Lehmann and Marie Güsewell at three cultural heritage sites
On Saturday, 25.6. at 18:00 in the harbor mill Kienitz On Sunday, 3.7. at 15:00 in the church Altwustrow On Sunday, 2.10. at 14:00 in the old school Buschdorf (The baking barn and the basket making museum are also open on this day).
A catfish, older than a man, who enters into an alliance with his huntress. Fishermen who are to become farmers. Disputes between neighbors about the pros and cons of changing their living environment... Norman Ohler's "Die Gleichung des Lebens" (The Equation of Life) impressively describes living environments and conflicting situations surrounding the draining of the Oderbruch from 1747 onwards. Based on a selection of texts from the novel, the theater makers Elisabeth Lehmann and Marie Güsewell are developing a staged reading in collaboration with various cultural heritage sites, followed by a discussion about nature and landscape in the Oderbruch.
What does wild nature that threatens to disappear mean to us? What might it have been like in the Bruch before it was drained? How did the people of the Bruch argue about human intervention in nature and the environment back then, and how do we continue to wrestle with this today? These questions guide the two artists in creating the reading. They bring the texts to life and reflect on what has been read.
The reading will be followed by a conversation with visitors about our relationship with nature and the landscape, what shapes it, and how we want to shape it.
DateSun. October 2, 2022