All about
Earthquakes

It must be possible. That we are a loving society. That we share, support each other, look out for one another, help those in need, regardless of origin, age or gender. In two texts separated by (not only) 200 years, we find the search for this.

At first glance, Kleist's novella The Earthquake in Chile is brimming with violence: two lovers separated by class boundaries are threatened with death; an earthquake prevents their execution, but in the end, there is a bloodbath that no one who reads about it will ever forget. But in between, the text holds its breath and the two find themselves in a valley after the catastrophe, surrounded by other survivors. It could be a new beginning. Have they read the feminist author and sociologist bell hooks? Who, among other things, reflects on a truly loving society in her book all about love? Who rebels against patriarchy, white supremacy and capitalism and says: It must be possible?

Director Christopher Rüping (Das neue Leben; Trauer ist das Ding mit Federn) seeks a way out of the current impasse with his 14-member ensemble and Kleist, bell hooks and Haddaway. What is love?