BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:617@keepkarlsruheboring.org SUMMARY:PLEASANT ISLAND - Silke Huysmans & Hannes Dereere [25\,70 € | 10 € for students] DTSTAMP:20261002T225357Z DTSTART:20260120T190000Z DTEND:20260120T200000Z DESCRIPTION:Hidden in the Pacific Ocean lies the island of Nauru\, once cal led ‘Pleasant\nIsland’ by European explorers. Although its size makes it o ne of the smallest\nnations in the world\, its history is both large and s ignificant. Nauru is often\nseen as a parable for our current world. The i sland was severely impacted by the\neffects of colonization\, capitalism\, migration and ecological distress of which\nthe consequences still linger today.\n\nAfter the exhaustive exploitation of its natural resources\, th e island was left\nin economic and ecologic ruins. Today Nauru is most kno wn for hosting Australian\nrefugee detention centres in return for a large amount of Australian money. This\nsparked the government of Nauru to ban most journalists and researchers from\nentering the island in an effort to keep negative news from reaching the outside\nworld. Meanwhile\, the isla nd risks being swallowed by the ocean as a result of\nthe rising sea level . \n\nSilke and Hannes were exceptionally allowed to enter the island for a couple of\nweeks in the summer of 2018. In this post-apocalyptic setting they try to\ncapture the historical\, ecological and humanitarian exhaust ion of the island\,\nand by extension of our entire planet. In Pleasant Is land Silke and Hannes use\ntheir personal smartphones to navigate the spec tator through audio and images\nfrom their research on Nauru. How to encou nter the limitations of a world that\nis intent on endless growth? What id ea of the future is left on Nauru and the\nrest of the world?\n\nDocumenta ry theater / 60 minutes / in English with German surtitles\n\nTickets:\nht tps://tickets.tollhaus.de/produkte/89838-tickets-pleasant-island-kulturzen trum-tollhaus-karlsruhe-am-20-01-2026\n[https://tickets.tollhaus.de/produk te/89838-tickets-pleasant-island-kulturzentrum-tollhaus-karlsruhe-am-20-01 -2026]\n\n\n\nThis event is part of the new series ZUKUNFT IST JETZT\n[htt ps://www.tollhaus.de/zukunft-ist-jetzt/] (EN: FUTURE IS NOW)\, presented i n\ncooperation with Klimabündnis and Klima-Aktion Karlsruhe. A total of 14 events -\nreadings\, theater\, dance\, circus\, performance - provide for ward-looking impulses\non current topics. All performances are also suitab le for English speakers\n(either presented in English or with English subt itles\, see info in each event).\n\nInterested in more documentary theatre ? On January 21\, Silke Huysmans & Hannes\nDereere take a closer look at d eep-sea mining and its consequences in OUT OF THE\nBLUE\n[https://tickets. tollhaus.de/produkte/89836-tickets-out-of-the-blue-kulturzentrum-tollhaus- karlsruhe-am-21-01-2026]. URL:https://keepkarlsruheboring.org/event/pleasant-island-silke-huysmans-an d-hannes-dereere-2570-euro-or-10-euro-for-students GEO:49.0044;8.43171 LOCATION:Tollhaus - 35\, Alter Schlachthof\, Oststadt Südlicher Teil\, Osts tadt\, Karlsruhe\, Baden-Württemberg\, 76131\, Deutschland STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Ecology,Film,Ticket,ZUKUNFT IST JETZT X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Hidden in the Pacific Ocean lies the island of Nauru, once called ‘Pleasant Island’ by European explorers. Although i ts size makes it one of the smallest nations in the world, its history is both large and significant. Nauru is often seen as a parable for our curre nt world. The island was severely impacted by the effects of colonization, capitalism, migration and ecological distress of which the consequences s till linger today.

After the exhaustive exploitation of its natural resources, the island was left in economic and ecologic ruins. Today Nauru is most known for hosting Australian refugee detention centres in return for a large amount of Australian money. This sparked the government of Nau ru to ban most journalists and researchers from entering the island in an effort to keep negative news from reaching the outside world. Meanwhile, t he island risks being swallowed by the ocean as a result of the rising sea level. 

Silke and Hannes were exceptionally allowed to enter t he island for a couple of weeks in the summer of 2018. In this post-apocal yptic setting they try to capture the historical, ecological and humanitar ian exhaustion of the island, and by extension of our entire planet. In Pl easant Island Silke and Hannes use their personal smartphones to navigate the spectator through audio and images from their research on Nauru. How t o encounter the limitations of a world that is intent on endless growth? W hat idea of the future is left on Nauru and the rest of the world?

D ocumentary theater / 60 minutes / in English with German surtitles

T ickets: https://tickets.tollhaus.de/produkte/89838-tickets-pleasant-island-kulturz entrum-tollhaus-karlsruhe-am-20-01-2026

This event is par t of the new series ZUKUNFT IST JETZT (EN: FUTURE IS NOW), presented in cooperation with Klimabündnis and Klima-Aktion Karlsruhe. A total of 14 events - readings, theater, dance, circus, performance - provi de forward-looking impulses on current topics. All performances are also s uitable for English speakers (either presented in English or with English subtitles, see info in each event).

Interested in more documentary t heatre? On January 21, Silke Huysmans & Hannes Dereere take a closer l ook at deep-sea mining and its consequences in OUT OF THE BLUE.

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