(part 3)
Premiere 10-14 September 2025, in the twilight at 19.45, Teatersalen & Secret Garden, under Metropolis
Continuing where THE FORESTS TRIAL left last year, in this years' fictional theatrical courtroom, five women and thirteen sound-machines join together in a choir mourning the death of Nature. They sing in gratitude, and elevate the vibration of the space with Solfeggio healing frequencies generated by movements, stories, songs and sounds, as way to repair the land.
We ask plants and trees as our allies: How can we move together? What can we learn from you? How can we create conditions for mutual regeneration and gratitude?
While a toolkit is shared with the audience, spreading strategies for healing our own environment –attempting to repair what others have destroyed- the artists examine ways to demand reparation from those responsible for the environmental crimes presented in last year's performance THE FORESTS TRIAL.
FORESTS’ TALES OF REPAIR is inspired by the knowledge and practices of indigenous people. It invites the audience to use the theatre space or site-specific as a courtroom, ‘a Parliament for All Beings’ -thinking with Bruno Latour- giving voice to the more-than-human.
FORESTS' TALES OF REPAIR is the third part of Sara Gebran's five years performances and research in defense of the forests. It summarizes the audience votes from last years performance, on where responsibility should lie for two natural disasters – Cheminovas pollution in Denmark and the illegal gold mines in Venezuela's Amazon.
A sensorial, environmental political experience, and a reflection on our shared responsibility.
More information and ticket reservations HERE.
Any questions please write to Hinrik Kanneworff at foreststalesofrepair@gmail.com
If you didn't vote after last year's performance of THE FOREST' TRIAL, you can still do so – you can also watch the performance as a film and vote until 23 August 2025.
VOTE HERE
CREDIT
Concept and Choreography: Sara Gebran
Created in colaboration with: Siegmar Zacharias og Deva Schubert
Songs composer: Helle Thun, in collaboration with Sara Gebran
Human Choir-performers: Siegmar Zacharias, Deva Schubert, Helle Thun, Lisen Poussette, Olivia Rivière og Sara Gebran
More-than-Human Choir: George Koutsouris’sound installations and other sounds from Nature
Light design: Sean Bassett, in collaboration with Sara Gebran
Creative producer: Carlos Calvo
Produced by: Public Eye
Graphic design: Susanne Cleaworth
Photographers: Daniel Maleck & Peter Boel
Communication: Lena Bruun Bondeson
Audience reach: Hinrik Kanneworff
Administration: Peter Holten
Support: Statens Kunstfond, Dansk Skuespillerforbund, Københavns Kommune og William Demant Fonden
Co-production and residency: Metropolis
Thanks to: Daniel Maleck, Sasa Quelis, Institute of Interconnected Realities, Maia Hauser.