The Hotline for the Art of Waiting
Happy Waiting is an interactive theatrical installation for festivals and events.
Your guests dial a telephone number at a specially designed stop. This takes them to an interactive telephone radio play on the subject of waiting and, at the touch of a button, they are connected to a personal waiting consultant who helps them to wait in a live telephone call.
You will receive a link to a Happy Waiting App via text message, where you can expect more audio and video content on the art of waiting.
You can relax in a chill-out area next to the installation and read the book “Schöner Warten” (in German). Or you can write a postcard, which will be delivered after three, six or twelve months. A letterbox is available.
The hotline menu offers numerous options.
>>> Having a break and “wait” for yourself
>>> Make a phone call to your personal waiting advisor
>>> Have a link for the waiting app sent to you
>>> Tips on how to use your time efficiently
>>> Wasting time
Everything comes to a good end for those who can wait!
A production of “Servicepioniere” and “foolpool”.
Many thanks to the Cultural Office of Paderborn and the Cultural Office of the City of Schwerte for their support in the development of the project
Neanderland Biennale 2021 – A reportage (in German)
Many thanks for the great video to:
— Janina Felchner, neanderland / Kreis Mettmann, Office for culture and tourism
www.neanderland-biennale.de
— Siegersbusch Film, Jeuckens/Windus GbR, Wuppertal, www.siegersbusch.de
Photos – Impressions
More Informations
Number of actors: 2
Duration: Up to 6 hours. The players take turns in supporting the installation. The telephonehotline can be reached non-stop at your event
Content of the Hotline: By default, approx. 20 minutes of sound and text material are stored. However, you can help design the hotline according to your own wishes: In addition to the existing radio play elements, store important information about your event that you want to communicate to your guests via mobile phone call
Content of the Waiting-App: Videos, poems, radio plays, guest contributions by Wigald Boning, Eckart von Hirschausen, among others
Language: German or English by default. French possible. The hotline can also be produced in other languages on request and at an extra charge