You make the theatre meet at a Festival and a Forum of exchange and of the global encounter. The most remarkable productions of German-speaking stages are to be taken to the theatre to Berlin loaded.
Raghda Mouawad is really hungry. Hungry for theatre. Great productions wants to see you. And she wants to know, what is remarkable in German-speaking countries, a “values” production.
In the next two weeks Raghdas Hunger likely to be quenched, and answers to your question you should get. The young Lebanese theatre-maker, is one of 35 young artists from all over the world who have been invited as fellows to Berlin, to accompany this year’s theatre to meet and to reflect.
In addition, there is ample opportunity for the exchange of art and state borders: it is, of course, celebrated together, and in Workshops with well-known Experts concerning the Form, content and Aesthetics of the theater of tomorrow’s debate.
Yesterday, today, tomorrow…
And how the German theatre today? The seven-member Jury made up of independent Theatre critics, for the selection of the theatre meeting, is responsible, has not made it easy. A total of 418 productions in 65 German cities she has visited, between 94 and 121 productions, each jury has seen a member.
39 proposed meetings for the theater and discussed, ten finally selected as a “noteworthy” – after an eight-hour discussion! Of which only nine in Berlin.
Ersan moon tags in Dortmund already played, according to the Jury, “dark world metaphor” ‘boarding’ cannot be shown for technical reasons. But left with 31 hours and 20 minutes is still not enough: high-performance Theater with a contemporary Trend to the mixing of the arts.
“HUMILIATED AND INSULTED” after the novel by Fyodor M. Dostoevsky Director: Sebastian Hartmann
In Sebastian Hartmann’s the Dresden performance”, and Insulted” Humiliated, even a work of art: the performers doubling the sketchy narrative by painting a mysterious jungle-Portrait. Linear narrative patterns fall away, the pure interpretation of the theatre, one searches in vain.
Instead, the Unfolding of the world with the help of sophisticated, multi-perspective stage sets (“Hotel Strindberg”), or condensed narratives, in which the performers slip effortlessly into the roles of far more characters (“Infinite fun”).
Experiments with the everyday life and the audience as a choir on the stage (“oratory”), a bit of barbarism (“The notebook”), a musical fog image (“the Girl from the Fog machine Factory”) and a ten-hour ancient marathon (“Dionysus in the city”) as a casual celebration for players and the audience.
Insights and views
In South Africa, says the choreographer, teacher and theatre-maker Kieron Jiena from Johannesburg, invent the Theater just new. It’ll be social, to pick up on current political issues in the country, with multi-colored performers and the stories of Black. Also the Aesthetics, you’ll be Western to change significantly.
Theatre-makers from Europe to India, often have the impression that the theatre work is rooted in the traditions, says the actress Currency Philip from Bangalore, also a Participant of the International forum of 2019. European theatre acting, however, they are often very futuristic.
Miriam Coretta Schulte, the German-born performer and Director, currently working in Switzerland. There are similar problems as in Germany, she says, “the problems of Representation. It is a very white theatre, which no longer reflects the society”. There are efforts to change that. But that takes time.
Hotel Strindberg“ The Burgtheater In Vienna, Theater Basel, Director: Simon Stone
In fact, this year’s theater is meeting in 2019, an abundant white event with the usual allocation of roles, and the usual gender conflicts. Not least thanks to the intrepid, very international scholarship holders is expected to be discussed in a lively and controversial.
The world-renowned theater in Berlin will meet ummäntelt of a dense framework program, includes, in addition to various conversations, also discussions on current challenges of the industry and the profession.
Contagious Enthusiasm
Germany, which has around 150 public sector and 150 free theaters without a festival, the richest theatre Ensemble landscape of the world. For the Federal Foreign office in Berlin a good reason to leave the German theatre landscape in the international Unesco list of the intangible cultural heritage. A corresponding application was filed in April of 2018, the decision is expected by the end of 2019.
Sounds good, there are problems about the theatre anyway – the glaring shortage of skilled professionals in the theater technology. Or the question of how we can inspire more young people to the Theater.
Could certainly help the encounter with the young international scholars in Berlin. Because of their passion for the theatre, for new and current content that is absolutely contagious. “I want to hear stories,” says Kieron Jina. “That’s why we go to the Theater. To listen to the stories of other people!”