Opera in one act by Mehran Sherkat Naderi

09 NOVEMBER 2025 / 15:30

ZK/U BerlinSiemensstr. 27, 10551, Berlin, Germany

Are we humans all the same? No, but we are equal. But are we also treated as equals? And who determines this value? Ourselves, all together, or “the others”?

When our memories of the past become images and these are staged in the present, we should become aware, at the latest in the future, of where we humans are now – and where we want to be: what are humans actually striving for? With all our intelligence, our cultural influences and the ideals we uphold, what distinguishes us from the wild? To what extent are we approaching it – or moving away from it? On what foundations and values is our social coexistence based?

The play centres on the life of Sara, a young woman who sets the images of her memories to music, offering a profound insight into how we treat other people and their dignity. Sara encounters several characters again, whom she brings to life through her memories. The project is a collaboration with the Leo Kestenberg Chamber Orchestra of the Tempelhof-Schöneberg Music School under the direction of Alexander Ramm, the Schöneberg Choir Workshop under the direction of Thorsten Gietz, and other musicians from the independent scene in Berlin and other cities.