Alternative Worlds and Dream Worlds
Katrin Brack and Barbara Ehnes, two set designers, have influenced and even changed the theatre....
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Theatre Projects of Refugee Artists
On the German stage refugees are still often the authentic narrators of their fate, directed by...
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New Plays in Germany
The new theatre texts that have been presented in the 2015/16 season at play markets in...
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“I Am Not a Nazi, But…”- Plays on the Swing to the Right
The German theatre has responded to the swing to the right in society. It has thereby proceeded to...
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Interview with Thomas Ostermeier: “Every Generation Writes its Own Shakespeare”
Thomas Ostermeier, a German theatre director, working for the Schaubühne, is known for his...
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South African Artist William Kentridge at The International Performance Festival Foreign Affairs in Berlin
In July and August 2016, the international performance festival Foreign Affairs in Berlin, which...
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Dreams of Young Syrian Refugees Imagined
I am in the same room with three young asylum seekers from Syria—Abed, 17, from Deir al-Zour;...
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Sebastian Kreyer’s Staging of “Ghosts”
I’ve complained a lot in previous reviews about directors staging tragedies as comedies. But...
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A Better-Than-Traditional Woyzeck
I don’t actually like Woyzeck very much, so I am not sure why I bought tickets to two different...
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The Threepenny Non-Opera
Brecht and Weill’s Threepenny Opera is much more of a musical than an opera. But it decidedly...
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Jeff Burchfield’s “Dream Come True” in Berlin
Theatre and Opera Editor Marcina Zaccaria spoke with actor Jeff Burchfield in 2014, who was...
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A Static “Ivanov” At Theaterfestival Basel
“Alienation” drones Ivanov’s English-learning tape in the second act of the production. The...
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All Kinds Of Luxuries: Talk With Polish Director Jan Klata
“Someone decided to combine the luxury of culture with the luxury of remorse and invited me...
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