Das Floß der Medusa

In the organizer's words:

on Mirjam Loibl and ensemble
based on an idea by Bastian Lomsché
For ages 16 and up

1816: Napoleon has been defeated, the Congress of Vienna has reorganized Europe, bourgeois and liberal achievements are being rolled back with a vengeance and colonialism is heading for a climax. In the trials and tribulations of this period, the French frigate Méduse sets course for West Africa. Members of all classes and estates are on board and on their way to a new world, a different life. The ship is commanded by incompetent minions of the Restoration and will never reach its port of destination, Saint-Louis in Senegal. It runs aground and sinks. Because there are too few lifeboats available, 147 passengers are abandoned to their fate on a makeshift raft. After thirteen days and nights of violence, hunger, thirst and cannibalism, only fifteen survived. The disaster of the "Méduse" goes down in history as one of the most devastating and emblematic disasters and is the subject of countless (artistic) debates.