Post-screening talk with Florian Malzacher
Goethe-Institut Hongkong is pleased to co-present with the School of Drama of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts again on the “Berliner Theatertreffen in Hong Kong”. Video recordings of two recent productions from the Berliner Theatertreffen, namely LAIOS and THE BUCKET LIST, will be screened in the first week of January at the Drama Lab. For this special edition, Goethe-Institut Hongkong has invited Florian Malzacher to conduct post-screening discussions on LAIOS and BUCKET LIST, moderated by Janice Poon, Senior Lecturer (Playwriting and Dramaturgy) and Academic Project Officer, School of Drama, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
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07.01.2025 (Tue)
Post screening discussion on "Dramaturgy of Adapting Classics for Contemporary Stage"
Productions to be discussed:
"Laios" directed by Deutsches Schauspielhaus
6:30pm – 8:00pm
"Laios": "Starke Stücke" vom 61. Berliner Theatertreffen
90 mins. In German with Chinese subtitles
What guilt do the ancestors pass down to their descendants? Karin Beier and Roland Schimmelpfennig place Oedipus’ father Laios at the centre of their astute re-writing of ancient myths, superbly performed by Lina Beckmann.
8:30pm – 10:00pm
Post-screening discussion with Florian Malzacher, moderated by Janice Poon, Senior Lecturer (Playwriting and Dramaturgy) and Academic Project Officer, School of Drama, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
08.01.2025 (Wed)
Post screening discussion on "Dramaturgy of Contemporary Theatre Practice"
Production to be discussed:
"Bucket List" by Schaubuhne Berlin
6:30pm – 7:40pm
"Bucket List": "Starke Stücke" vom 61. Berliner Theatertreffen
71 mins. In German with Chinese subtitles
What can you do when everything changes from one day to the next? In “Bucket List”, Shlomi Shaban and Yael Ronen calibrate an escape from the unbearable present with songs between jazz and pop music as well as sorrowfully beautiful images.
8:00pm – 9:00pm
Post-screening discussion with Florian Malzacher, moderated by Janice Poon, Senior Lecturer (Playwriting and Dramaturgy) and Academic Project Officer, School of Drama, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
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