Theatre

The logo of the festival Panoptikum 2012

Dance and Theater Stories: Panoptikum, the Festival for Children’s Theatre

In February 2012, the Seventh Festival for Children’s Theatre from Bavaria and Europe took place in Nuremberg.More ...
Philipp Löhle „supernova (wie gold entsteht)“, Uraufführung 2011, Mannheimer Nationaltheater; © Hans Jörg Michel

Mercantile Mentalities – The Financial Crisis and the Theater

Classics such as Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard are currently being performed particularly often. But when it comes to the crisis, theater makers are also looking for new ways of presenting a problem.More ...
“Onkel Wanja” by Anton Tschechow, director: Jürgen Gosch, (Deutsches Theater Berlin 2008); © Iko Freese/DRAMA

Heating Up and Accelerating – How Theater Photography Has Changed

The theater has changed and so has theater photography. The perception of reality as under construction has become a defining characteristic.More ...
Schauburg Munich: “Has‘ und Huhn” | © Günter Mattei

Not Educational, But Valuable – Children and Young People’s Theatre in Germany

Children’s and young people’s theatre in Germany is varied and lively – thanks to its becoming more permeable to other kinds of performance and to adult theatre.More ...
The chorus; photo: David Graeter

The Train Station, the Citizens, and the Protest: Theatre on the Streets

In Stuttgart, the citizens are protesting. The theatre director Volker Lösch foresaw the conflict, put it on stage and is now energetically putting his oar in.More ...
Picture of Heinrich von Kleist, 1801; drawing by Peter Friedel, Dresden, Otto Krug Collection; © Wikimedia commons

The Trial by Fire – the 200th Anniversary of the Death of Heinrich von Kleist

The theatre is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the death of Heinrich von Kleist – but on stage the party has long been in progress.More ...
„Linkages“; Photo: Kathrin Schäfer

Linkages – Curators in Theatre

Suddenly everybody in theatre is talking about curators. But what do they really do, and where have they come from? A flying visit.More ...
ASSITEJ – International Association of Theatre for Children and Young

Of Petrol Stations, Backpacks and Fertile Clashes – The ASSITEJ Conference “Theatre and School”

At the Munich Schauburg, researchers presented projects with which federal states, cities and individual theatres hope to woo the audiences of tomorrow.More ...
„The promised city“, Boris Sieverts, 2010, Goethe-Institut Warschau; photo: Bartosz Ciszewski, Paula Furga

The Extension of the Theatrical Combat Zone – Art Projects in Urban Space

Are traditional stages no longer enough for performers and theatre makers?More ...
Elfriede Jelinek “The Merchant’s Contract” Koproduktion Schauspiel Köln und Thalia Theater Hamburg; director: Nicolas Stemann; photo: David Baltzer

“From Nothing Comes Nothing” – What Is the Crisis Doing to the Theater and What Is the Theater Doing with the Crisis?

At present authors, dramaturges and directors are biding their time with respect to the crisis.More ...
The logo of the 2010 Theatre Biennial

From Every Corner of Europe – The 2010 Theatre Biennial of the Wiesbaden State Theatre

The 2010 Theatre Biennial in Wiesbaden and Mainz gathered together new European plays and celebrated a round anniversary.More ...