The 13th day of the war. I was asked to interview a well-known film critic from Moscow who found refuge in Riga with his whole family because he could no longer live in Russia. Riga is once again becoming a center for Russian emigrants, as it was in the 1920s. The conversation lasted quite long…
The 12th day of the war. I was at the meeting of theater creators against Russian aggression at the Russian Embassy, and I said the following: “I would like to give a ray of hope here. Although people are dying and cities are being destroyed in Ukraine, this may also be a very bright time.…
The 9th day of the war. The lie must be so big that you don’t think it’s possible to lie like that. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. Everything is going according to plan. Another Putin speech, another Lavrov speech, white is black, down is up, Ukraine is the aggressor. To confuse…
The 8th day of the war. Today I was wondering what I can really say here other than babble something irrelevant. In addition, in a monologue. But then, in the face of a war that will not end, I alone am left to prattle on. You have to talk, because you don’t know how long…
The 7th day of the war. Chaotic thoughts. What is there to hold on to? Before sleeping, I took another look at the Russian propaganda show, conclusion: The Russians are being prepared for a nuclear war. To a “just.” The way other countries, peoples, cultures and history are talked about here, this is absolutely blatant…
by Tarjei Vesaas / translated by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel German language premiere Director Frank Heuel Stage, Costumes Annika Ley With Julia Goldberg, Konstantin Lindhorst Assistance Lutz Ackermann Production Management Jennifer Merten Management Svenja Pauka Press and Public Relations Claudia Grönemeyer The novel DIE VÖGEL by Tarjei Vesaas, German by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel, is published by Guggolz Verlag,…
MAP TO UTOPIA is a multi-level, interactive project on the future of urban living spaces, developed together by fringe ensemble Bonn and Platform Tiyatro Istanbul in 2019 and continuously developed since then. The result is a German, a Turkish and an international version as well as a hybrid and a purely digital version. To date,…
