The State of the World (When You Wake Up)
Information
12 November: 6:30pm
14, 21, 28 November: 11:30am
13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28 November: 4:30pm
10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26 November: 10:30am
10:30am and 4:30pm (respectively)
21 November: 11:30am
10:30am and 4:30pm (respectively)
27 November: 16H30
60 minutes
To be rated by the CCE
Starting at 6 years
€ 3 < 18 years € 1 TEIP schools Chaperones are exempt
Description
The State of the World explores the relationship of cause and effect between small gestures and profound consequences.
Synopsis
The State of the World (When You Wake Up) is the first of a cycle of two performances created to think about the state of the world: natural, political, geographical, social, historical, economic and human. The first performance is directed towards younger audiences.
The State of the World explores the relationship of cause and effect between small gestures and profound consequences. Through domestic utensils, electronic devices, everyday essential goods – themselves responsible for climate change – the performance will underline a paradoxical idea: between what we defend regarding this issue and our inability to abdicate everyday behaviours.
On stage, only one performer and a panoply of utensils, a portrait of our lives where consumption occupies an unavoidable place. To what extent do our small gestures cause great impacts? To what extent can a toaster or a hair dryer be responsible for impactful natural disasters, like a fire or a sandstorm? To what extent are adding an ice cube to a drink or spreading butter on bread actions without consequence.
