The Power Play

2012

In The Power Play, two actors and one musician maneuver between storytelling, science fiction and ritual. An evening infused by electronic music and power, with preaching by a very special guest.


What connects the small town of Kassel in Germany with Nigeria’s megacity Lagos? It is a young Nigerian named Ademola who is picked up by the smartphone witch. He gets magically transported to Kassel, where he is making lots of money caring for all the old people of the region. But of course, he has to pay a price. In an as yet unproduced filmscript with all its subplots, continents and centuries are crossed in a new form of storytelling.
Meanwhile, meet the genius inventor of the alternate current and the promoter of free energy: Nicola Tesla. Imagine what would happen if all of Germany was hit by a seven-day power cut. You can't? Want to know how the IFA oracle of the Yoruba and digital technologies are connected, and what the god Shango and the inventor Tesla have in common?

The Power Play connects storytelling and power-performing with live music that is handmade on the futuristic instrument prototype, the “Fello”, the only one of its kind. A very special guest is invited to preach to us about the oily spirit and where to find the oil of gladness, when the pipelines run dry.