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2004

Das Eigene im Gefüge

14th Festival of Contemporary European Theatre 09 – 14 November 2004

Theatre and dance from old and new Europe Under the patronage of Dr. Christina Weiss, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media

Festival-Director: Ann-Elisabeth Wolff

Programme 2004

City (Mesto)

»Dear citizens, this is your city radio station. A group of people will be arriving in our city. They are actors. They have big ears, pollute our air, and leave rubbish and bottles lying around. They want to perform drama in the city. We don't like these actors, we do not want them in our city – today will be drizzly. Slightly cloudy. The leaves are falling off the trees. There is a cold wind. 15-17 degrees. Autumn.«

Workshop Dance Bild ohne Rahmen (Picture without frame)

Die slowakische Choreografin Katarína Mojžišová gibt einen dreitägigen Workshop.

Ticket nach Europa (Ticket to Europe)

Film – The ten accession nations introduce themselves (free entry)

Herzstücke Europas (Cores of Europe)

On a journey through the eight »eastern« acceding countries, photographer Andrea Waldecker asked many people questions about Europe. Photo exhibition by Andrea Waldecker, Bonn (free entry)

Extremum Mobile & Aseptic zone or Lithuanian songs (Aseptinė zona arba Lietuviškos sutartines)

Lifeless primitive men change gradually shape under the influence of colours and sounds. Choreographer Birutė Letukaitė directs the only state-supported dance company in Lithuania and deals with questions of norm and deviation in stirring pictures.

Tanz.Zypern (Dance. Cyprus)

Dance in Cyprus is a big surprise in quality and imaginativeness. An evening full of originality and critical zeitgeist: Alexandra Waierstall »Deeper than skin deep … «, Mariana Kyriakidou »Awakening«, Natasa Georgiou »Babble On« and Lia Haraki & Christodoulos Panayiotou »Evergreen«.

Let`s throw the old woman on the tip! (Szemétre a vénasszonnyal!)

An »anarchical circus opera« freely adapted from a comedy by Dario Fo. Clown scenes mix with farcical theatre and concert. The thoroughbred musician Szabolcs Szöke, together with 5 actors, 3 musicians and a vocalist, crosses all genre limits with virtuosity.

Duel

Abélard and Héloïse, the priest and the nun, belong to the most famous lovers of the middle ages. Director Diego de Brea created an unusual »choreography for words«. The Glej theatre is one of the leading independent Slovenian theatre companies. (followed by audience discussion on both days)

Pussycat ›P‹ (Katytė ›P‹)

The »Vagina Monologue« by Eve Ensler – performed in a gorgeously lusty and comical way by four men who belong to the best actors of the country. Vytautas Balsys staged the play in popart manner that, beyond all fun, doesn't lack subtleness.

Tanz.Prag (Dance. Prague)

A young generation of choreographers shows plays of strong individual handwriting: Vĕra Ondrašiková »Aigues Mortes – Místo mrtvých vod« (»Aigues Mortes – Place of Dead Waters«), Kristýna Celbová & Zuzana Vitoušová »Nevesty Cháronovyl« (»The Brides of Charon«) and Petra Hauerová »Noční můra« (»Moth«). (followed by Czech music with DJ and small Czech buffet on both days)

Mart on Stage / Mobile home

Two artists are particularly notable for their originality in Estonia's young dance scene: Mart Kangro shows his being as dancer in the solo performance »Mart on Stage«; Renate Keerd presents a journey for two through Estonian landscapes in »Mobile Home«.

Cleansed (Oczyszczeni)

Love as key issue of our time – a laboratory of brutality and loneliness. Krzysztof Warlikowski, one of Poland's most prominent young directors, staged a play by Sarah Kane with an intensity that makes the heart both rush and nearly stay at the same time. A sidereal moment of European theatre.

Tanz. Malta (Dance. Malta)

There is only this one modern, professional dance company working together permanently on Malta, directed by Francesca Abela Tranter. The five beautiful, sultry dancers show her choreographies »Two Movements by Bach«, »Tempest« and »Corpus« (film and live) full of Mediterranean atmosphere.

Braune Kastanien (Chesnut Brown) / Campo de' Fiori

Two choreographies give insight into the rich, manifold Slovenian dance scene: With singing, trumpet play and movement, Andreja Rauch creates a bright autumn mood in »Brown Chestnuts« (»Kostanjevo Rjava«). Mala Kline dances her solo »Campo de' Fiori« – based on the character and ideas of Giordano Bruno – with very expressive presence.

Silent Desert (Tichá púšt)

The desert as a place of refuge and searching, a place of solitude. The magical brightness of the sun fulfils the yearning for peace and self-communion. Zuzana Hájková created an enchanting individual dance piece playing with perception and sensitivity.

Forward (Talak)

People behind glass. Both a kind of »reality show« for the audience and a look into different inside worlds. Alvis Hermanis belongs to the most interesting directors of modern European theatre. He created his play »Further« (»Talak«) with 15 actors based on Maxim Gorki's »Night Asylum«, carried by social criticism and a deep moving humanism. (on 10. Nov. followed by audience discussion)

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