Full moon night collective performance, Saint Matthew graveyard, Berlin 2011

“It is through metamorphosis that man has created himself. It is through it that he has made the world his own, through it he takes part in the world. We can see that he owes his power to metamorphosis, but he also owes something better to metamorphosis, he owes it his compassion.”
Elias Canetti, Coscience of Words.

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On the full moon night of the 13th of August we want to celebrate this human capacity of transformation with you: in the bewitching atmosphere of the Sankt Matthäus cemetery, constructed at the zenith of german romanticism, the protagonists of the evening will interprete, play, read, perform or dance some of the well and less well know fairy-tales collected by the brothers Grimm – surely the most prominent personalitites lying on this cemetery. Most of these folkloristic stories are centered around the metamorphosis of humans into animal form, and vice-versa. The trail through abandoned graves, historical sculptures and overgrown spots well lead us to rediscover the colourful world of fairy-tales. We invite you to join us on this evening of fantasy, music and performances in the probably most lively cemetery of Berlin.

a project by ilmotorediricerca in collaboration with EFEU e.v.

with Roberto dell’Orco, Alessandro Guagno, Jule Flierl, Gerhard Moses Hess, Kunle Kuforiji, Harald Pittel, Silvio Talamo.

thanks to Christiane Frettlöh, Raina Gielge and Ludger Wekenborg.

Photos: Marco Canevacci.