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Theatertreffen 2012: A German theatre summit
May 4-21 marks the return of the eclectic TT. Hosted by Haus der Berliner Festspiele, it promises the 10 most noteworthy productions from the German-speaking theatre world. Check our own cooperation with Theatertreffen Blog for the latest on it.
May 2, 2012 by Summer Banks in Stage
“It was always a tightrope act”
Interview: Joachim Sartorius. The Berliner Festspiele is turning 60. Sartorius, the man at the helm since 2001, is using the occasion of a duly celebrated jubilee on August 27 to throw in the towel. Time for a chat.
Aug 22, 2011 by Ruth Schneider in Stage
Exberliner takes you inside this year’s Theatertreffen
Theatertreffen has been presenting the 10 best plays from the German-speaking world since 1964. This year, five come with English surtitles.
May 5, 2011 by Florian Duijsens in Stage
Theatertreffen meets EXBERLINER
Get ready: on May 6, Berlin begins buzzing with theatrical energy as Theatertreffen hits the scene. This year EXBERLINER teams up with Theatertreffen blog to give you coverage of the drama.
Apr 8, 2011 by Florian Duijsens in Stage
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Theatertreffen acting fact-file
The €5,000 Alfred-Kerr-Preis for the best performance at the Theatertreffen was awarded yesterday to Fabian Hinrichs. But among the copious and varied styles of acting how did they choose? Perhaps they took a page out of our fact-file.
May 21, 2012 by Miriam Sherwood in The Theatertreffen Blog
The surtitle situation
Surtitles has always been a topic of heated debate. If executed properly, surtitles enhance the production and create a larger audience, but many times this is not the case. Maybe it's better to do away with them and enjoy the language of theatre.
May 21, 2012 by Miriam Sherwood in The Theatertreffen Blog (1 Comments)
Platonov: The premiere
Traditionally many of Chekhov's comedies have been interpreted as tragedies, but not so with Hermanis' Platonov. Through a brilliant cast, adept staging directions, and a wonderful set, he creates a humorous, slice of Russian upper-class in collapse.
May 21, 2012 by Miriam Sherwood in The Theatertreffen Blog
Watching the clock
Theatertreffen director Yvonne Büdenhölzer named two defining features of this year’s choices: “Collective” and “Time”. Interestingly, the latter was expressed in a deliberately negative way by the festival itself: "Waste My Time".
May 18, 2012 by Miriam Sherwood in The Theatertreffen Blog
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Theatertreffen opens
Germany’s largest theatre fest opens with a daring collage of Sarah Kane’s work by Munich Kammerspiele Johan Simons Gesäubert / Gier / 4.48 Psychose at Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
Theatertreffen 2012: Ein Volksfiend
A German translation of Ibsen's play "An Enemy of the People", shown with English surtitles. Despite the Inception-ish language situation, the play's worth watching for Falilou Seck's lead performance, which provides a migrant-themed subtext.
The Beaver Coat
Part of Theatertreffen 2011. Famed Herbert Fritsch directed two plays for this year's festival, this is his anarchic version of the Gerhart Hauptmann 1893 play about Mother Wolffen, who will let no law stop her from paying off her Berlin mortgage.
Don Carlos
Part of Theatertreffen 2011. Director Roger Vontobel uses Schiller's classic 'dramatic poem' set amidst the 16th century struggles at the Spanish court as a mirror of our own political present.