What is true and what is false, who stands in the light and who in the dark? As the COVID-19 pandemic gradually mutated into an infodemic, the fight for truth itself became more radical. Segments of the population became disconnected, finding their new, more appropriate reality in Telegram groups or at lateral thinker demonstrations. Disinformation became a weapon. Even after the pandemic, the rift remains: dialogue or consensus between the camps seems impossible; instead, people live in separate spheres, worldviews clash, and mistrust reigns. Even families, relationships, and decades-long friendships suddenly no longer find a common language. Never before has it been easier to lose oneself in the tangle of opinions – and to harass opponents from the shadows of anonymity.
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Like a ghost, the aftermath of the pandemic haunts our present. The Viennese directing duo DARUM addresses precisely those themes that keep us awake at night—blind spots in society, eerie revenants of history, the irreconcilable and contradictory nature of everyday life. Their VR performance [EOL]. END OF LIFE was invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen in 2025. Now, DARUM, together with the independent research platform DOSSIER, is developing a production at the Volkstheater for the first time—the result is an elegy for truth and a panorama of doubt.
 

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