Wood Wood Wood – Nothing’s ever good explores the history of the Białowieża Forest on the border between Poland and Belarus. The forest becomes what we choose to see in it: a romantic idyll, a place of refuge – but also a site of resistance and extreme violence.
The performers follow these traces and recount the fate of Jews and partisans during the German occupation, the hunting of both animals and humans, as well as the current situation at this EU external border. This German-Polish production creates a performative acoustic archive that speaks of the history of violence in these “Bloodlands” and of the forest as a refuge for plants, animals, and people. At its center: a DJ at his decks, looping pasts and presents.
Follow-up discussion (in spoken English) following the performance on 15 October:
Team members and Belarusian nature photographer Dr Sofya Kurzmich share their personal perspectives on the current situation in the Białowieża Forest, which is both Europe’s last great lowland primeval forest and the site of a geopolitical crisis along the EU’s external border.
With:
Dr. Sofya Kuzmich – A Belarusian biologist, activist and nature photographer living in Germany. In 2023, she founded KOURA, an initiative by Belarusian democracy activists that raises awareness of the political crisis in Belarus and presents the country as part of Europe. KOURA’s project Nothing Political About Birds? is a multilingual exhibition about the struggle for nature and democracy in Belarus. It tells the story of Belarusian nature and the people fighting to protect it, documents the persecution they face and explores the legacy of Russian colonialism.
Marcin Lenarczyk, composer, sound engineer for film and television, and DJ. Over the past four years, he has spent a great deal of time in the Białowieża Forest, recording field recordings and sound material for various documentaries about the forest.
Magda Kupryjanowicz, dramaturg and screenwriter. She grew up near the forest and regularly visited it with her parents, who work as biologists at the nearby university.
INFORMATION
Tickets
Venue
HochX Theater und Live Art
Entenbachstr.37
81541 München
Language
- EN English
- DE German
- PL Polish
Accessibility
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audio description
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Early Boarding
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Open Captioning / Surtitles
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Tactile Tour
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Wheelchair Access
All Dates
credits
Concept and Artistic Direction: Christiane Huber
Concept, Dramaturgy, and Text: Magda Kupryjanowicz, Sarah Israel
Text: Dana von Suffrin, Tatsiana Zamirovskaya
Set Design: Robert Keil
Costume Design: Pascale Martin
Performers: Małgorzata Biela, Amie Georgson Jammeh, Maria Hafner, Aleksandra Matlingiewicz
Sound: Marcin Lenarczyk
Composition and Choral Arrangements: Pola Dobler
Lighting: Rainer Ludwig
Sound: Nicolas Brown
Artistic Production: Rat & Tat Kulturbüro
Artistic Assistant: Eunjin Yoo
Photos and Documentation: Sven Zellner
production
A production by Christiane Huber in co-production with the Münchner Kammerspiele. Supported by the Department of Culture of the City of Munich, the Performing Arts Fund with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Cultural Foundation of Stadtsparkasse München, and the Munich Documentation Center for the History of the Nazi Regime.

biographies
Christiane Huber is an artist, performer, and director whose artistic practice encompasses various media such as theater, performance, sound, installation, and film. Her current works deal with borders, war, violence, trauma, and, in particular, with the gaps and omissions in the narratives surrounding them. She has presented her work at venues including the Münchner Kammerspiele, the Spielart Festival, Tivoli/New York, DOK.Fest Munich, the Herzliya Museum in Israel, the NS Documentation Center, the Meridian Gallery in Beijing, and the Kaaitheater in Brussels.
Content-Notes
War-like sounds
The play addresses racism, antisemitism, experiences of flight/refuge, and violence. It also includes quotations of racist and antisemitic texts.
Accessibility
Audio description via headphones. The audio description was developed by Caro Jüngst and Manuela Schemm.
Tactile tours for blind and visually impaired audiences take place before the performances at the following times: 14 October at 5 pm and 15 October at 7 pm.
A tactile guidance system is available in the foyer of HochX, leading to the bar, foyer and toilets.
For ticket bookings, registration for the tactile tour, or pick-up from Kolumbusplatz station, please contact ticket@rodeofestival.de or call 089 20970321. Pick-ups at Kolumbusplatz are scheduled for 14 October at 4:45 pm and 15 October at 6:45 pm.
Assistance dogs are very welcome.
Alternative seating (beanbags) is available in the first row. Please reserve a beanbag by emailing ticket@rodeofestival.de.
Surtitles in German and English.