Panama Pictures

Don't despair

World politics has become a game with ever higher stakes. And with greater losses. International relations are under high tension and world leaders strive for power and capital. The question is: is there still room for hope in this world? For cooperation, a good ending?

Just like world leaders and key figures, the performers in Don’t despair are constantly on edge. In a labyrinth of planks and ropes they dangle high above the stage. One wrong move and they fall. In this treacherous environment they face the choice: do they go for personal gain and climb to the top alone, or do they choose cooperation in a peaceful alliance?

Don’t despair is a performance about an ever‑changing world. With dance and acrobatics Panama Pictures examines the behaviour of those in power. But it also shows glimmers of interplay and connectedness. Because when more and more certainties fall away, we increasingly ask ourselves the question: whom can we still trust? That is what Don’t despair tells you.