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Too much is never enough!
Our recommendations for Camp/ Anti-Camp, dazzling with a mix of substantial lectures and fanciful performances. The Queer Guide to Everyday Life hits HAU 2 on Thu, Apr 19.
Apr 16, 2012 by Summer Banks in Stage
Venue Profile: Dock 11
With dancers, from young to old, first timers to professionals, Dock 11 has become one of the most exciting venues in Berlin and has made a name for itself within the international contemporary dance scene.
Dec 22, 2011 by Summer Banks in Stage
The 10 minute play competition
English Theatre Berlin is hosting its first ever 10-Minute Play Contest for the aspiring 'wrights among you. In case you've had script sitting around waiting to be produced or are just a snappy writer, deadline is Dec 22.
Dec 20, 2011 by Summer Banks in Stage
Don't-miss Deutsch theatre!
Looking for some culture in a Teutonic vein? Here are two don't-miss productions for German speakers courtesy of Spielzeit'Europa. Catch the first on Sat, Dec 10 as Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
Dec 5, 2011 by Summer Banks in Stage
Herbstfestival at Tanzfabrik
Festival overkill continues! This time on the stages. Tanzfabrik’s annual Herbst Festival combines performances and workshops from locals and international guests in one two-week extravaganza. Starts Sep 23.
Sep 22, 2011 by Summer Banks in Stage
Sexual histories in the spotlight
Clever writing and well-timed direction saves clichéd material in My Romantic History by D.C. Jackson, a new production directed by Jude Christian at the English Theatre Berlin, from falling flat.
Aug 22, 2011 by Summer Banks in Stage
Venue profile: Deutsches Theater
Nestled in a surprisingly quiet courtyard a few blocks from Friedrichstraße, the space the Deutsches Theater calls home has watched Berlin shift, break apart and come back together again since it was first built in 1850.
Jul 18, 2011 by Summer Banks in Stage
Lost at sea: What makes something a ‘performance’?
These days the line between art and theater seems to be getting fuzzier and fuzzier. Find out how Ship O Fools dances on the line between installation and performance.
May 30, 2011 by Summer Banks in Stage (1 Comments)
Venue Profile: Hebbel am Ufer
For years these theaters have offered most experimental international programme the city has to offer in a bold blend of contemporary dance and multimedia performances.
May 9, 2011 by Summer Banks in Stage
Venue profile: The Berliner Ensemble
The theatre generally sticks to the classics, but the prices can be downright cheap; some of the seats cost only €5-10. The direction tends toward the physical, making much of it safe for German learners.
Apr 8, 2011 by Summer Banks in Stage
11th F.I.N.D. festival
The world is (on) our stage! The Schaubühne's 10-day festival attracts a host of international artists and features a packed program of readings, full productions, and discussions. Check out our preview.
Feb 28, 2011 by Summer Banks in Stage
A visual banquet
Interview: Jon Flynn. Since the 1990s, Flynn has continually produced small-scale theatre with an emphasis on wit and the surreal. He is making his return to Berlin with The Political Bikini, a new ‘baroque-pop’ show.
Feb 22, 2011 by Summer Banks in Stage
A chat with... director Thomas Ostermeier
The Schaubühne artistic director analyzes the Oedipal bond, discusses the lure of Shakespeare and explains the organic evolution of a long-running stage production.
Dec 31, 2010 by Summer Banks in Stage
A chat with... Everybody's showgirl Gayle Tufts
A year-long tour of Everybody's Showgirl comes to an end with a short Berlin stint. But the "most famous American in Germany" isn't short on sightings. EXBERLINER grabs a chat.
Dec 21, 2010 by Summer Banks in Stage (2 Comments)
A chat with... dancer Cédric Andrieux
Catapulted to an entirely new stratum after being connected with the notorious choreographer Jérôme Bel, Cédric Andrieux is returning to Berlin for an encore of his eponymous performance.
Dec 2, 2010 by Summer Banks in Stage (1 Comments)
Tortilla Curtain
Even though the length shorts the character development, it's still a well-constructed theater piece with a Multikulti message even our dear Frau Merkel could learn from.
Nov 30, 2010 by Summer Banks in Stage
A chat with... Nir de Volff
Nir de Volff‘s Picnics, Weddings and Funerals is a unique take on ritual and you can taste his new meal beginning December 2. We spoke with de Volff about Berlin, weddings and making hamburgers out of life.
Nov 30, 2010 by Summer Banks in Stage (1 Comments)
‘‘I do not criticize my critics’’
INTERVIEW: Krzysztof Warlikowski. We talked to the Polish director about theatre and his soon to premiere Berlin production of Um Tramway (a French-language remix of A Streetcar Named Desire). The 'streetcar' crashed in Paris, but what about here?
Nov 10, 2010 by Summer Banks in Stage
Spielzeit'europa
'Playtime' may part of the literal meaning behind spielzeit'europa, but it's also quite descriptive as to what directors in the festival tend to do with theatre. November sees two German premieres this month as part of the showcase.
Nov 10, 2010 by Summer Banks in Stage
Peaches Does Herself
To give you a bit of a sneak preview: A balloon vagina, pussy bed and special effect dick decorate the live, theatrical music videos that make up this clitoral extravaganza.
Oct 29, 2010 by Summer Banks in Stage (3 Comments)
A chat with... director Katie Mitchell
Mitchell’s unorthodox directorial style has made her loved and loathed in the British theatre world. Her next project? A multimedia take on Strindberg’s Miss Julie – at Schaubühne.
Sep 28, 2010 by Summer Banks in Stage
A chat with... writer/director Kathrin Bigler
ONE NIGHT ONLY! In Hold Me Until You Break, two couples quite literally try to hold themselves together: Bigler specializes in "theatrical experiences"...
Sep 1, 2010 by Summer Banks in Stage
Versus
ON STAGE: Focusing on the moment when extremes - love and hate, hot and cold - meet, eight performers capture the essence of human emotion and experience through astounding acrobatic acts.
Jul 12, 2010 by Summer Banks
Interview: Tim Etchells of Forced Entertainment
Electronically-manipulated voices, dancing girls and 1960s Japanese lounge music? British experimental theater staple Forced Entertainment is bringing its "new vaudeville" to Berlin.
Jun 15, 2010 by Summer Banks
The little theatre that could
English Theatre Berlin’s ability to weather questionable productions, a shifting stream of guest artists and competition from more powerful venues marks it out as a particularly Berlin type: a survivor.
Jun 14, 2010 by Summer Banks (2 Comments)