If nature were our lover, why are we so toxic towards it?

What if we treated nature not as a motherly figure, but rather as our lover? “My throat is burning” explores the deeply problematic relationship humans have with nature from an erotic angle: we long to be closer, yet we continuously cause more harm — the very definition of a toxic connection. The performance devises a procession of future climate migrants that return to the present time. They march under the rhythm of a percussion and carry flags and banners, giving voice to the remnants of something lost or broken; their presence acts as a reminder of our responsibility to heal our relationship with nature before it’s too late.