Der Ricci Fluss / The Ricci River

UR: So this is a magazine. You are reading a magazine, on the back are the pyramids. Now you turn the page and that's the break. You used to be able to see yourself reflected in the pyramids. Can you leave the water inside? Then I'd just take a bath afterwards. I see something you don't see. Five pyramids, I thought there were three. I want to get into the bathtub too, I'll lie down in the bathtub, when you get out of the bathtub I'll lie down in the bathtub, just like you're lying in the bathtub. You're reading a magazine in the bathtub, the window is open. There are five pyramids behind you, three large and two small. There's a fly, it's sitting on your magazine and now it's flying again, now it's flown into your bathtub, now the fly is in the bathtub. Two more minutes. Do you need some peace and quiet? Then I'll be quiet and then we have to go.

In “The Ricci River”, Sun Del and UR embark on a turbulent journey along the river towards the Death Valley of hidden hopes. Based on a true story that took place in 1868 - the year of the first successful transatlantic deep-sea cable connection. They start in Marseille and most likely pass the Kidney Center in Cairo.

Concept, director, text: Anna K. Seidel
With: UR5, Andreas Koschella, Nasty Stylistix (Egor Ryabokin, Hai Göring, Marco Grünschloss, Max Preißel, Nam Dang), and Anna K. Seidel
Robotics: Alexander Buers
Costume (Mask): Marie-Luise Seidel
Artistic consultant: Felix Günther
Outside Eye: Jakob Altmayer

Many thanks to Volkssternwarte Urania e.V., Hof Matthesens and Universal Robots
Supported with funds from THEATERPREIS DES BUNDES.