An evening with Alex von Humboldt – super scientist, namesake of the Humboldt Forum, second discoverer of America! Three Latinx performers play the roles of both discoverer and discovered, breaking the Humboldtian mould. In sculptures, plants, stones and their own biographies, they search for decolonial counter-narratives and use two products, potatoes and plaster, to create a dazzling web of unexpected images and dense narratives.
The KMZ Kollektiv already explored colonial continuities and biographical material in their award-winning production “Coffee with Sugar?”, which premiered at Schaubude Berlin in 2021 and was shown at "Politik im Freien Theater" and other venues. This is where the group from El Salvador, Mexico, Cuba, Spain and Germany picks up with their performance “Five Exhibits”.