The Dream of I
mmortality
Matthias Günther
Dorothea Grießbach
Nadin Schumacher
Student-Performance
Schüler*innen der 12. Klasse des Emilie-Wüstenfeld-Gymnasiums. Coaches: Catharina Boutari, Andrea Meschede, Mosha „Shah-Mo“ Daroiche
Music
Tahini (Thomas Yang de Pfeiffer, Nicholas Morales und Hicham Almakdari)
House of Brownies (Pascal Schmidt, Tash Manzungu)
Sung-Yon Lee
Balkan Trio (Bajram Demajlji Drums, Erhan Kemer Piano, Kemal Osman Klarinette)
Catarina Boutari und Tom Gatza Klavier
Marco Schmedtje Gitarre
Experts
Prof. Dr. Aleida Assmann (Digital)
Prof. Dr. Jan Assmann (Digital)
Hans Block und Moritz Riesewick
Dr. Anna Briskina-Müller
Mathias Greffrath
Dr. Ana Honnacker
Prof. Dr. Hubert Knoblauch
M.A. Tuğrul Kurt
Sung-Yon Lee
Dr. Janina Loh
PD Dr. Alexander Rösler
Moderation
Dr. Christiane Florin (Deutschlandfunk)
Introduction
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Veltri (Akademie der Weltreligionen), Joachim Lux
First we live, then we die and what comes next? The ideas on this are diverse. Do we go into the great unknown or are we reborn? Is there a physical resurrection, does the soul live on or do we only live through the memories and acts of those left behind – or: nothing?
Religions and world ideologies offer different ideas about life and death, about individuality, body and spirit. Even in post-religious or naturalistic world views you will find ideas about a continuation of life after death – or even an attempt to overcome death. What does death mean in a world where life is increasingly defined by technology? What would happen if the promise of immortality were redeemed, which Homo sapiens lose because of their biology - a ‘posthuman’ era with a ‘post-biotic’ future of the species, lived out as digital data carriers? Immortality: Dream or nightmare?
The Long Night of World Religions includes Q&A discussions, music, performances and readings encompassing religion, philosophy, science and literature.
In collaboration with the Academy of World Religions Hamburg University and the German World Service
6th February 2022, Thalia Theater
