VENEDIG UNTER - A Cyborg Tour - Premiere

A multimedia performance by Elena Messner & Gabriele Schelle - world premiere

The future: Venice has sunk. A research station in the former lagoon opens its doors to visitors for the first time. Just before the opening, the artificial intelligence Cyb takes the influencer and climate activist Meg, along with journalist Bruno, on an exclusive tour into the depths.

What begins as a dive through submerged palaces becomes a confrontation with the repressed reality of climate change - and the question of what we must accept and what we must repress in order to continue living. The performance combines original footage from an underwater robot of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre with live performance and projections.

"Disappearance is nowhere more tangible than here."

Direction: Gabriele Schelle | Dramaturgy: Elena Messner | Soundscape: Adrián Artacho | Set design: Miriam Flick | Assistant director: Geronimo Stening | Graphics: Alisa Karabut
With: Anna Krestel, Christian Nisslmüller

On 4 November 2026 at 21:00, KulturForum Kiel hosts a "Science meets Art" lecture by Prof. Dr. Arne Biastoch (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel) followed by a discussion with the audience.

In collaboration with GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel. Supported by Kieler Kulturfonds and Bucerius Zeit Stiftung.