Hagen Rether – LOVE

He thoroughly shakes up the core tenets of Western “civilization,” exposing so-called practical constraints as collective fictions to be laughed at. With surprising comparisons, he entices the audience to shift their perspective—to take a different view of the world, of the future, of the mirror, and to face uncomfortable truths head-on. And he calls on people to free themselves from their fear and anger, which are so often exploited.

Rether’s LOVE is tragic, funny, painful, contagious: The constantly evolving show with the same title causes lasting dissatisfaction with simplistic explanations and encourages independent thinking and action. For up to three and a half hours, the cabaret artist passionately advocates for enlightenment and compassion, against double standards and consumerist apathy: Change is possible—if they want it.

IN GERMAN