Tuesday, 11/5/2024
at 8:00 PM


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World Premiere
“A.H.A.B. jr.”


A project by a.c.m.e,- and Theater Waltzwerk based on Herman Melville

In cooperation with die neuebuehnevillach


Herman Melville's “Moby Dick” is the starting point of A.H.A.B. Jr. As the great-great-great-grandson of Captain Ahab, he stands trial. It is expected of him that he defends Captain Ahab, joining the heroic mythos with combativeness. However, Ahab Jr. opts not to have a share in the power. Rather, Ahab Jr. is seen in a defense speech for the whale and the recontextualization of Captain Ahab's actions, which resonate to this day. The whale symbolizes nature in general, and the crimes that have been and are being committed against it should be lamented. Ahab Jr. embodies Marlene Engelhorn (millionaire heiress) and the activists of Fridays for Future, the Last Generation, Extinction Rebellion & Co.

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