Wilde & Vogel, Feisel and Associates present: "Animal Farm"

A Musical in Ten Chapters Based on George Orwell

George Orwell's collectivist warning is well-known: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." After the rebellion against the old farmer Jones, the animal inhabitants of the farm want to manage everything as a community. They declare war on exploitation. However, their dream of a better future quickly turns into a nightmare. George Orwell's analysis of the inevitable dynamics of totalitarian mechanisms, written in the mid-1940s, is disturbingly relevant today. His perspective on demagogues, tyrants, and followers, as well as on the handling of true and fake news, the distortion of history, the exclusion of dissenters, and the behavior of those in power, appears highly topical. A piece of timeless world literature and a musical tale full of grim wit.

[Wilde & Vogel](https://figurentheater-wildevogel.de/), Feisel and colleagues – this is a team of diverse individuals with various artistic expressions. Together, they developed this production under the direction of Michael Vogel and with a text adaptation by Janne Weirup. The result is a magnificent music theater spectacle featuring nine puppeteers and musicians.

Co-production with FITZ Stuttgart, T-Werk Potsdam, Westflügel Leipzig. Funded by the City of Leipzig, the State Association of Independent Dance and Theater Creators of Baden-Württemberg e.V. from funds of the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of the State of Baden-Württemberg, City of Stuttgart.

Direction, Stage, Lighting: Michael Vogel
Text Adaptation, Dramaturgy, Directorial Assistance: Janne Weirup
Performers: Florian Feisel, Alexandra Gosławska, Mechtild Nienaber, Samira Wenzel, Stefan Wenzel
Live Music, Improvisations: Johannes Frisch, Aline Patschke, Philipp Scholz, Charlotte Wilde, Stefan Wenzel
Puppets: Mechtild Nienaber, Michael Vogel, Samira Wenzel
Set Design, Objects: Florian Feisel, Stefan Wenzel
Songs, Composition, Text: Aline Patschke, Stefan Wenzel, Charlotte Wilde
Composition of Overture: Aline Patschke
Metal Construction: Christian Schmit
Choreography of Cancan: Therese Banzhaf
Hand Choreography for Mr. Big Pig: Alexandra Gosławska, Aline Patschke
Set Design Assistance: Jette Emuth, Judith Eckhardt
Thanks to Jim Whiting
Translation: Ulrich Blumenbach
Duration: 150 minutes including intermission.