Cologne's Theater am Rhein: Pythia fight against environmental destruction!

On December 30, 2024, the upcoming premiere of the play "The navel of the World" will be announced in the Comedia Theater in Cologne. Directed by Kostas Papakostopoulos and based on the work of Finkheu, the performance will take place on January 17th and 18th. The main actress, Lisa Sophie Kusz, embodies the role of Pythia, the most famous forcess. With a playing time of about 75 minutes, the piece will take up important questions such as environmental degrees, climate change and patriarchal structures.

In the plot, Pythia is confronted with her own shortcomings and the warnings perceived as useless, while it is wrong with burning forests and floods. In search of protection, she turns to hypnos, the god of sleep, and turns into a nature violence that fights against human destruction, as choice.

environmental issues on stage

parallel to this performance, the play "Anthropos, Tyrann (Oedipus)", realized by Alexander Eisenach and the "Theater des Anthropozene", the ear heating in the context of ancient tragedy. Inspired by Sophocles, the piece treats human interventions in nature, such as air pollution, deforestation and dying out animal species. The founders of the theater, marine biologist Antje Boetius and director Frank Raddatz, pursue the goal of creating an awareness of environmental protection through emotional and playful mediation, such as emphasized.