SAFE PLACES
PREMIERE 08/10/2016
Schauspiel Frankfurt
»Without cryptic symbolism or inflated gravitas, the project of European values—and flaws—on the brink of collapse is presented for debate and reconsideration, with equal measures of irony and seriousness.«
»Without cryptic symbolism or inflated gravitas, the project of European values—and flaws—on the brink of collapse is presented for debate and reconsideration, with equal measures of irony and seriousness.«
»Without cryptic symbolism or inflated gravitas, the project of European values—and flaws—on the brink of collapse is presented for debate and reconsideration, with equal measures of irony and seriousness.«
“I stood on the coast and spoke with the surf BLABLA at my back the ruins of Europe.”
Heiner Müller
Falling barriers, people trapped and hemmed in by fences, crumbling institutions or an economically flourishing, democratic state, comprising of unity, diversity and peace. These are the two differing stories of Europe. Europe is in many ways a hybrid, a tense mixture of contradictions. How is this played out? How should we respond to outbreaks of xenophobia and nationalistic self-assertion? Is the search for a European cultural identity the correct path to follow or a trap that makes us question only the boundaries?
Falk Richter, author and director and Anouk van Dijk, choreographer, director and dancer, will try to find answers to these, and other, questions during an open rehearsal process with an international theatre and dance ensemble. Against the backdrop of the current crises, personal stories and social themes, along with private and political strategies for dealing with the challenges of an open society in Europe, will be examined.
Direction & Choreography // Anouk van Dijk
Stage Design // Katrin Hoffmann
Costume Design // Daniela Selig
Music // Malte Beckenbach
Dramaturgy // Sibylle Baschung
With // Constanze Becker, Paula Hans, Tímea Kinga Maday, Nina Wollny, Yen-Fang Yu, Joel Bray, Luca Cacitti, Nico Holonics, Shay Partush, Christopher Tandy, Marc Oliver Schulze