The Institute for Local Discovery proudly presents: Bavaria Rundgang

Written by Esther Neff and Dina Keller, performed on the Theresienwiese in Munich, Germany, July 2008. Co-produced with The Internationalists Directors Collective. Nationalism is made concrete by Mater Bavaria, the bronze goddess who overlooks the massive field where the Oktoberfest takes place, and The Statue of Liberty, the copper monument to international republicanism (originally given to the U.S by France to commemorate Emancipation of American slaves) that has come to be a symbol of welcome to immigrants. In the form of a local tour, historical information on the two statues is confused and altered, and David Copperfield heals all wounds.