Do trees have rights? – When Christopher D. Stone asked this question a good 50 years ago, it sounded downright naïve, at least innocent. But in view of the current ecological threats, the rights of nature could prove to be a decisive lever to put a stop to disastrous developments such as the climate crisis and species extinction. For this reason, more and more states are declaring individual actors of nature to be legal subjects. In 2022, for example, the Rivière Magpie in Canada and the Mar Menor saltwater lagoon in Spain acquired the status of legal entities. Are we thus at the beginning of a huge cultural transformation movement?
In Lawyers of Nature, conférencieuse Carrie Getman de Agudo, accompanied by music legend Kevin Mooney, embarks on a tour d’horizon to look at the changing relationship between nature and law. Soon the planned visit turns into a wild journey that leads not only into the past and present but also into the future. With the traditional concept of an object-like nature, the historical continuum that leads from the dark zones of the mythical ages into the light-flooded world of omniscient rationality also collapses.
Authentic actors, together with protagonists from dance and drama, open gates to a wondrous tomorrow that awaits courageous explorers ready to face the core question: What kind of nature do we want?
With: Claudia Burckhardt, Nils Emmerichs , Ziv Frenkel , Carrie Getman de Agudo, Shirly Klengel, Charlotte Maier, Kevin Mooney, Frank Raddatz , Maria Vittoria Zinoni
Stage : Mark Lammert
Costumes : Isa Dorn
Music : Kevin Mooney
Choreography : Ziv Frenkel
Video : Avo Krapelian
Assistance : Lilly Meyer / Konstantin Züllich
Funded by the Stiftung kulturelle Erneuerung.