Montag

A performance about duty and free time

Busy as a bee, in a good mood and jumped out of bed, showered singing, had breakfast, watered flowers. Monday morning. MMMMMonday. Wait - bees don't usually do anything, researchers have found. If there are enough supplies, they just squat around. Don't they get bored then? Or do they learn a few foreign languages while they sleep? Einstein is said to have slept a lot, too. But me? Maybe my balance between school and life is out of whack? Slipped. Distorted. Maybe I'm on the verge of burnout without even realizing it?

We need time off now. We need duty. We should want to. After all, we are supposed to become something. But what actually?

The schallundrauch agency goes in search of Monday myths about busy bees, lazy dogs and even lazier lions, dreams secret dreams, sings, dances and tells of strength and exhaustion, of duty and leisure, of having to, being able to, being allowed to and wanting to.