In My Time of Dying (Im Tod) a theatre project by
Sankar Venkateswaran (India) and
Leon Pfannenmüller (Germany)
premiers on
March 31, 2022 at
Theaterhaus Jena.
In My Time of Dying is a theatre piece set during a pandemic, a project that works dynamically both in physical space and as an ongoing conversation in a virtual space.The performance seeks dialogue based on the lowest common denominator of our human condition: the fact that we are all going to die and only have a limited amount of time to live. How do we die? How do we prepare for it? How do we deal with dying bodies? And after death? All are equal in death – is that actually true?
© Sankar Venkateswaran
The two theater makers recapitulate their own subjective associations with death, share their own experiences and reenact scenes from their theater past, blurring the boundaries between autobiographical fact and fiction. The development of the piece has been informed by interviews with physicians, nurses and psychologists, ranging from Western scientific concepts to philosophical ideas about matter, life and death. The piece explores questions around palliative care, the needs of the dying, as well as rituals of death and mourning.
Languages: German, English and Malayalam, with German and English surtitles throughout.
Credits:
Concept, text & performance:
Sankar Venkateswaran & Leon Pfannenmüller
Dramaturgical support:
Maria Rößler
Stage & lighting design:
Maarten van Otterdijk
A co-production of
Theaterhaus Jena and
Sahyande Theatre in cooperation with
Acteursgroep Wunderbaum.
This project has been developed with the support of the
International Coproduction Fund of the Goethe-Institut.
More shows at the
Theaterhaus Jena in
April 2022. The Indian premier at the Sahyande Theater in Attappadi (Kerala) will take place next year.
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