About the performance
"To live," begins a famous quote by Hannah Arendt, means "to be among people." Indeed, Hannah Arendt was one of the most fascinating voices of the past century in the realms of political, national, and socio-psychological thought. This performance before us explores Hannah’s life at its two poles — in her youth and in her old age — delving into her complex relationship with the philosopher Martin Heidegger, her reflections on Zionism and antisemitism, and imagining a computer generating meeting between Hannah and the world of 2025. From all this emerges the most fundamental question in Arendt’s thought: What is humanity, and what does it mean to be human?
