Night Shifts 4 mit Rosanna Graf & Jonathan Penca

Night Shifts 4
with Rosanna Graf & Jonathan Penca
participatory performance
27.06.2026, 8:15 pm
Moorburg, Hamburg-Harburg
with registration
+ special guest: Philipp Joy Reinhardt as night watchman

In the dark, there is a rumble among the ferns. Moorburg is under threat. For decades, the small village in the north of Harburg has feared being swallowed up by the port. Squeezed between a refinery and a highway, crossed by huge power lines, the small patch of moorland is fighting against the construction of a highway extension that is to be laid right through the countryside. Construction has since been halted following protests from local residents and conservationists, but the plans continue and the fate of the moor remains uncertain.

For the fourth edition of Night Shifts, artists Rosanna Graf and Jonathan Penca turn their attention to this special and endangered area of land, which provides a habitat for strictly protected moor frogs and toads. In their performance Nature Found Them Guilty, inspired by new forms of ecological thinking such as dark ecology (see: Morton; Kingsnorth), they turn to horror film, a genre that has always dealt with the limits of human perception in relation to more-than-human worlds.

During an evening hike through the moor, a video in the style of a B-horror movie is shot together with the audience. Inspired by 1970s revenge-of-nature filmsin which nature remembers, fights back and strikes back, the work makes use of the genre's exaggerated visual language and dramaturgy. The audience is invited to become an active part of the film and take on roles from the script during the night walk.

As the sun sets on the horizon of the moorland landscape, two reporters try to solve the disappearance of several road construction workers. Their trail leads them past bubbling waters and mysterious piles of scrap metal to the planned highway route, where peat-cutting city servants, shady bureaucrats and rebellious bikers clash. Dark clouds are gathering, while behind the toad fence something is stirring that is no longer just observing.

Procedure
The three night watchmen (Lisa Klosterkötter, Gesa Troch and Philipp Joy Reinhardt) will welcome you on 27.6.26 at 20:15 at Dammtor (Shell petrol station, Theodor-Heuss-Platz). From there, a shuttle bus will take you to the venue in Moorburg. After the approx. 2-hour tour with a video shoot with Rosanna Graf and Jonathan Penca, there will be a get-together with drinks and snacks. The bus will then drop you off again at Dammtor at around 00:30.

Registration
Registration is required for this event. Places are limited.
Register bindingly by 18.06.2026 at this e-mail address: info@night-shifts.com

Important note
The performance is also a video shoot. The visitors will become performers, extras and part of the film crew. They give their consent to be filmed in advance and give permission for the further use of the footage. During the evening, some audience members will be invited to take part in film scenes with speaking roles. Participation in the film scenes is voluntary; however, active participation and openness to the situation are highly encouraged.

Information on accessibility and the code of conduct can be found on our website.

Website: www.night-shifts.com
Instagram: night__shifts

The Night Shifts 4 event is supported by the Bezirksamt-Harburg.

The Night Shifts program is kindly supported by the Elbkulturfonds of the Hamburg Ministry of Culture and Media, the Hamburgische Kulturstiftung and the Claussen-Simon-Stiftung.