How can the coexistence of plants, animals, human beings and fungi be reconsidered? In Eutopia, the audience members come together in small groups around a large game board and negotiate, step by step, the most fundamental questions of this coexistence. Through this, possible worlds and stories are created anew every evening, in which the human and the non-human are interwoven with each other. In doing so, the co-players question the models of biology, ecology and anthropology. This is a game of perpetual transformation, a reflection upon the influence of one’s own decisions and a theatrical experience for all of the senses.

In their long-running, award-winning collaboration, Cristina Galbiati and Ilija Luginbühl have created immersive installations in which the audience is faced with the core questions regarding human existence within poetic worlds. In their newest production, they integrate the audience even more consistently and allows it to primarily decide upon the course of the evening.

A note about accessibility: You can find information about the physical accessibility of the performance venue here. Eutopia is a participatory performance: the audience will be divided into multiple groups and will sit on low stools around a large game board. During the performance, the members of the audience will be asked multiple times to pick up game tokens and use them on the game board in accordance with the rules provided. Conversations and discussions between the audience members are a part of the performance. It is not possible to take part in this performance without participation, but the audience members decide themselves about the intensity of the participation.