Location: HAU Hebbel am Ufer | Floating University Berlin
Address: Lilienthalstraße 32, 10965 Berlin, Germany 
Language: with English subtitles

A combination of art, science and activism: with MarsOnEarth, the theatre collective andcompany&Co. is staging a science fiction happening on the grounds of the Floating University Berlin. Inspired by Soviet science fiction, the performance addresses the exploitation of resources and uses music and sustainable materials to develop new visions for a future worth living on Earth.

While Elon Musk has his sights set on Mars to create a colony for a million billionaires by 2050, the theatre collective andcompany&Co. are confronting the Martian landscape that we humans have already created ourselves through climate change. Welcome to MarsOnEarth! Following in the footsteps of the sci-fi novels ‘The Red Star’ (1908) and ‘Engineer Menni’ (1913) by Soviet author Alexander Bogdanov, andcompany&Co. encounter a utopian, high-tech Mars society that - after having exhausted its own planet’s resources - is planning to colonise Earth. It seems as if the past were writing the future here. But what can the present make of it?  

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Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Genre: Theatre

Credits:

Production: andcompany&Co. 
Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer, FFT Düsseldorf 
Funded by: Hauptstadtkulturfonds, Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. The re-run is funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.

Venue Accessibility:

The event takes place outdoors, even during rain. Weatherproof clothing and sturdy shoes are recommended. We recommend rubber boots in case of heavy rain. If the event has to be cancelled due to particularly adverse weather conditions, you will be informed by 6 pm on the day of the event at the latest by email or via the HAU website. You will then receive a refund for the ticket(s) you have purchased.

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Get in touch

Production contact : Company Management Caroline Farke: [email protected]  [IETM profile link]
Status: Available  for touring

How to book?

There are a few ‘Steuerkarte’ reserved tickets available for IETM Berlin participants at €12. Please write an email to [email protected] or call +49 (0)30 259004-27 to reserve your tickets. You will receive your ticket via email or you can collect them at the box office. First come, first serve.