{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"da.news","provider_url":"https:\/\/da.news\/en\/","title":"K\u00e4stner's \"The Animals' Conference\" at the R\u00fcsselsheim Theatre - da.news","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yTwmWfDbs1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/da.news\/en\/kastner-s-conference-of-the-animals-at-the-russelsheim-theatre\/\">K&#xE4;stner&apos;s &quot;The Animals&apos; Conference&quot; at the R&#xFC;sselsheim Theatre<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/da.news\/en\/kastner-s-conference-of-the-animals-at-the-russelsheim-theatre\/embed\/#?secret=yTwmWfDbs1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#x201C;K&#xE4;stner&#x2019;s &#x2018;The Animals&#x2019; Conference&#x2019; at the R&#xFC;sselsheim Theatre&#x201D; &#x2013; da.news\" data-secret=\"yTwmWfDbs1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Director Andrea Pinkowski gives the children's classic a modern, compelling twist, transforming it into a passionate plea: against inertia and for collective action to protect our planet. \"This is the first and last attempt by the animals of all continents to save the Earth. We demand immediate action!\" \u2013 with these uncompromising words, polar bear Paula opens the Animals' Conference. The situation on the planet is dire. The animals are threatened by water scarcity and wars, while humans repeatedly gather for fruitless conferences to negotiate the fate of the world. They seem to have a monopoly on reason and refuse even to listen to the animals and their demands. With each encounter, the conflict between humans and animals intensifies; with each encounter, tone and language change. What are we doing to our planet? Who exactly is this \"WE,\" and to whom does the Earth belong? The most urgent appeals regarding the climate crisis are currently being voiced by young people, for example, in the Fridays for Future movement. Even in K\u00e4stner's work, published over 70 years ago, children, as the animals' first allies, become mediators between the intuitive animal world and the rational adult world. Music as a \"passage in communication between humans and animals\": Composer and musical director Sinem Altan explores the tension between reason and sensuality in the music of this production: \"The animals use musical form to be understood by humans. I draw on folk songs, folkloric elements, and sounds of nature that have then been 'civilized' into gospel, jazz, and blues. The animals use musical form on a relational level to be understood by humans. Within these civilized forms of music, I have tried to establish a sound of the Earth.\" Throughout the piece, instrumental sounds build, culminating in the sung Earth Song at the end, a metaphor for interconnectedness among ourselves and with our planet. The event is suitable for ages eight and up. The story of the \"Conference of the Animals\" encourages the audience to find common ground for peaceful coexistence and a universal language. This production transforms the famous parable into a musical and animalistic appeal against inertia. (Photos: Barbara Eismann) Sunday, March 16, 3:00 p.m. Theater R\u00fcsselsheim, Main Stage, Im Treff 1, R\u00fcsselsheim. Admission: \u20ac7\/\u20ac10 per person. Tickets and discounts are available online. Further information about the performance: theater-ruesselsheim.reservix.de"}