THE LAST DAYS OF MANKIND

Between 1915 and 1922, Karl Kraus wrote the extensive drama THE LAST DAYS OF MANKIND. In over 200 scenes, the First World War is depicted in a manner that is both profound and absurd: from the delusion of politics to targeted disinformation by the press, to the dull indifference of the population. Kraus ruthlessly exposes how the intertwining of power interests and war propaganda, along with an opportunistic society, made the madness of war possible.

Director Dušan David Parízek is creating a new version of this material, which has long been considered "unperformable" and was originally intended by Kraus not for earthly theater, but for a "Mars theater."

Direction and stage: Dušan David Parízek

Costumes: Kamila Polívková

Costume assistance: Magdaléna Vrábová

Live music and video design: Peter Fasching

Lighting: Reinhard Traub

Dramaturgy: Lena Wontorra