Ecosystem

For the 140th anniversary of the Berlin West Africa Conference from 1884/85, also known as the »Congo Conference«, the Decolonial Festival 2024 presents Ecosystem, a Musical theatre piece by GROUP50:50.

»When we save the rainforest, we save the climate!« With this slogan, international environmental organisations have been justifying their interventions in the equatorial forests. In their new multimedia, transcontinental music theatre piece, GROUP50:50 tells the colonial history of deforestation and nature conservation in the Congo Basin, amplifying the previously unheard voices of those affected. After their previous work, The Ghosts Are Returning, which was acclaimed throughout Europe, the group of Congolese, German and Swiss artists has continued their non-hierarchical collaboration: a musical plea for a decolonial ecology.

Gastspiel 15/November 2024

In cooperation with Dekoloniane In[ter]ventionen Memory Culture in the City. With the financial support of: Fachausschuss Tanz & Theater Basel-Stadt / Basel-Landschaft & Pro Helvetia.