"Heuschrecken" Theatre in a Terrarium, Schiffbau Zurich

Picture feature: Preview of the theatre production featuring 1,000 locusts Stefan Kaegi from Rimini Protokoll, together with three experts from zoology, food chemistry and astrophysics, observes 10,000 African migratory locusts in a terrarium at Schiffbau, discovering surprising facts and encountering new questions: locusts are sedentary loners; only when food and space are scarce do they alter their genetic programme and begin to migrate. In terms of biomass, they are among evolution's winners; their chitinous shell protects them from high temperatures and radiation. In the event of a climate catastrophe, their chances of survival would be good. Even on other planets, locusts could cope better than humans due to their lower sensitivity to pressure. Who consumes the most resources in the human realm, and what happens when they run out? Which planet can we live on if Earth is no longer habitable for us? The French naturalist Buffon said: 'If animals did not exist, the nature of man would be even more incomprehensible.' What do we learn about ourselves when we look at 10,000 locusts?