Autorentheatertage Berlin 2017
Autorentheatertage 2017
From 14 to 24 June 2017 at the Deutsches Theater
The long night of female playwrights
World premieres of the three award-winning plays
23 and 24 June
In cooperation with the University of Arts Berlin
YOUR VERY OWN DOUBLE CRISIS CLUB
A translated lament in a terrible accent
by Sivan Ben Yishai, director: András Dömötör
Two crises meet: a WE and a YOU. A WE with stories of escape and the established YOU of a democratic society: "We – act as if we knew what you were about, as if we had something to tell you. / You – all act as if you’re trying to understand us. Yes. That’s the least you can do."
Co-production with Schauspielhaus Zurich
Welches Jahr haben wir gerade? (Which year are we living in?)
by Afsane Ehsandar, director: Mélanie Huber
A man and a woman. They try to create a sense of normality while finding their feet in a foreign country. But are they even safe or still on a dangerous journey? Is this even their story?
Coproduction with the Burgtheater Vienna
Kartonage
by Yade Yasemin Önder, directed by: Franz Xaver Stelz
After sixteen years, Rosalie – who was believed to be dead – returns to her parents’ home. More precisely, she returns to the box, to family hell. Past and present become blurred, secrets are revealed. "To return means to remember."
The premiered plays were selected from 125 submitted theatre texts by the jury (the chairman of the jury Anke Dürr, the actress Annette Paulmann and the author and filmmaker Jan-Ole Gerster).
Guest performances at the Deutsches Theater
ATT warm-up
Burgtheater Vienna
Die Welt im Rücken (The World at Your Back)
based on the novel by Thomas Melle
Director: Jan Bosse
Thur 8 June
Münchner Kammerspiele
Point Of No Return
by Yael Ronen and ensemble
Director: Yael Ronen
Wed 14 and Thur 15 June
Burgtheater Vienna
Ein europäisches Abendmahl (A European Communion)
by Nino Haratischwili, Elfriede Jelinek, Terézia Mora, Sofi Oksanen
Director: Barbara Frey
Sat 17 and Sun 18 June
Schauspiel Leipzig
KRUSO
based on the novel by Lutz Seiler
by Armin Petras and Ludwig Haugk
Director: Armin Petras
Wed 21 June
Guest performances in the Kammerspiele and the Box
Theater Rampe & backsteinhaus produktion, Stuttgart
paradies fluten (verirrte sinfonie) (flooded paradise (a strayed sinfonia))
by Thomas Köck
Director/choreographer: Marie Bues, Nicki Liszta
Wed 14 June, Kammerspiele
Nationaltheater Weimar
Melken (Milking)
by Jörn Klare
and
Der Hals der Giraffe (The Giraffe’s Neck)
by Judith Schalansky
Director: Hasko Weber
Wed 14 and Fri 16 June, Box
Schauspiel Köln
NachSpielPreis, Heidelberg Stückemarkt 2016
Furcht und Ekel. Das Privatleben glücklicher Leute (Fear and Disgust. The Private Lives of Happy People)
Scenes from Germany by Dirk Laucke
Director: Pınar Karabulut
Thur 15 June, Box
Staatstheater Nürnberg
Linke Läufer (Erster sein) (Left Runners (Be First)
A Requiem for Jenö Konrad
by Albert Ostermaier
Director: Oliver D. Endreß
Fri 16 June, Kammerspiele
Burgtheater Vienna
die hockenden (the crouchers)
by Miroslava Svolikova
Director: Alia Luque
Sat 17 and Sun 18 June, Box
Konzert Theater Bern
Mondkreisläufer (Circuits of the Moon)
by Jürg Halter
Director: Cihan Inan
Sun 18 and Mon 19 June, Kammerspiele
Schauspielhaus Vienna
Diese Mauer fasst sich selbst zusammen und der Stern hat gesprochen, der Stern hat auch was gesagt (This wall sums itself up and the star has spoken, the star also said something)
by Miroslava Svolikova
Director: Franz-Xaver Mayr
Wed 21 June, Kammerspiele
Programme of Events
Playwrights' salon
Behind the half-closed curtains of the Saal in the DT, host Hannes Oppermann unveils the playwrights' surprising musical, literary, pop-culture and political predilictions – always one hour before the respective guest performance:
Dirk Laucke, Thur 15 June, 19.30; Jörn Klare, Fri 16 June 18.30; Jürg Halter,
Mon 19 June 19.00 and Miroslava Svolikova, Wed 21 June, 19.00 – Saal, admission free.
Hermann Sudermann Prize
This year the prize is being awarded to Miroslava Svolikova during the Autor_innensalon (Playwrights’ Salon).
Following the award ceremony, guests will be invited to a glass of sparkling wine by the Hermann Sudermann Foundation, before Svolikova’s play Diese Mauer fasst sich selbst zusammen und der Stern hat gesprochen, der Stern hat auch was gesagt (This wall sums itself up and the star has spoken, the star also said something) is performed at 20.30 in the Kammerspiele.
Wed 21 June, 19:00 – Saal, free entry
Panel discussions
The topics of the three big guest performances at the DT – Point of No Return, Ein europäisches Abendmal and KRUSO – are also the topics of the three panel discussions:
Terror on the stage with Maria Muhle, Yael Ronen, Wiebke Puls, moderated by Tobi Müller, Thur 15 June 21.30; Wohin Europa? with Eva Heidbreder and Alex Demirovic, moderated by Andreas Fanizadeh, Sun 18 June, 20.00; Kleine Utopien with Lutz Seiler, Rahel Jaeggi, moderated by Alexander Cammann, Wed 21 June, 22.15 – Saal , free admission.
Europe Table Talks
The Future of Europe: Dystopia or utopia? – home and identity – immigration
today and 25 years ago – the playwrights of Ein europäisches Abendmahl (Burgtheater Vienna) discuss these and other questions
Table talks with bread, cheese and wine with playwrights, theatremakers and experts, Sat 17 June 21.00, admission € 10 (incl. food and drink)
Audience discussions
With Albert Ostermaier and Anke Dürr, Fri 16 June following Linke Läufer (Erster sein); with Joseph Vogl and Tobi Müller, Mon 19 June following Der Mensch erscheint im Holozän – Saal, free admission.
Music and more
Cielo Faccio Orkestar (Balkan pop), Wed 14 June, 17.30, forecourt. WUSS. Karaoke, Dance, Party, by and with members of the Münchner Kammerspiele ensemble, Wed 14 June, 22.45, bar; Live Act:Magic Island, Fri 16 June, 22.30, bar; Poetry Performance with Jürg Halter (text, voice) and Fredy Studer (drums), Sun 18 June, 22.00, bar.
International Dramaturgs’ Conference
Crisis as an Opportunity – Politics and Political Issues in Theatre – under this motto, German and international dramaturgs, theatre-makers and representatives from the publishing world will get together on 23 and 24 June for two days of discussions and events. The conference will centre around the world premieres of the three award-winning plays and meetings with the three playwrights. In cooperation with the Dramaturgs’ Society (dg). Closed event.
From 14 to 24 June 2017 at the Deutsches Theater
The long night of female playwrights
World premieres of the three award-winning plays
23 and 24 June
In cooperation with the University of Arts Berlin
YOUR VERY OWN DOUBLE CRISIS CLUB
A translated lament in a terrible accent
by Sivan Ben Yishai, director: András Dömötör
Two crises meet: a WE and a YOU. A WE with stories of escape and the established YOU of a democratic society: "We – act as if we knew what you were about, as if we had something to tell you. / You – all act as if you’re trying to understand us. Yes. That’s the least you can do."
Co-production with Schauspielhaus Zurich
Welches Jahr haben wir gerade? (Which year are we living in?)
by Afsane Ehsandar, director: Mélanie Huber
A man and a woman. They try to create a sense of normality while finding their feet in a foreign country. But are they even safe or still on a dangerous journey? Is this even their story?
Coproduction with the Burgtheater Vienna
Kartonage
by Yade Yasemin Önder, directed by: Franz Xaver Stelz
After sixteen years, Rosalie – who was believed to be dead – returns to her parents’ home. More precisely, she returns to the box, to family hell. Past and present become blurred, secrets are revealed. "To return means to remember."
The premiered plays were selected from 125 submitted theatre texts by the jury (the chairman of the jury Anke Dürr, the actress Annette Paulmann and the author and filmmaker Jan-Ole Gerster).
Guest performances at the Deutsches Theater
ATT warm-up
Burgtheater Vienna
Die Welt im Rücken (The World at Your Back)
based on the novel by Thomas Melle
Director: Jan Bosse
Thur 8 June
Münchner Kammerspiele
Point Of No Return
by Yael Ronen and ensemble
Director: Yael Ronen
Wed 14 and Thur 15 June
Burgtheater Vienna
Ein europäisches Abendmahl (A European Communion)
by Nino Haratischwili, Elfriede Jelinek, Terézia Mora, Sofi Oksanen
Director: Barbara Frey
Sat 17 and Sun 18 June
Schauspiel Leipzig
KRUSO
based on the novel by Lutz Seiler
by Armin Petras and Ludwig Haugk
Director: Armin Petras
Wed 21 June
Guest performances in the Kammerspiele and the Box
Theater Rampe & backsteinhaus produktion, Stuttgart
paradies fluten (verirrte sinfonie) (flooded paradise (a strayed sinfonia))
by Thomas Köck
Director/choreographer: Marie Bues, Nicki Liszta
Wed 14 June, Kammerspiele
Nationaltheater Weimar
Melken (Milking)
by Jörn Klare
and
Der Hals der Giraffe (The Giraffe’s Neck)
by Judith Schalansky
Director: Hasko Weber
Wed 14 and Fri 16 June, Box
Schauspiel Köln
NachSpielPreis, Heidelberg Stückemarkt 2016
Furcht und Ekel. Das Privatleben glücklicher Leute (Fear and Disgust. The Private Lives of Happy People)
Scenes from Germany by Dirk Laucke
Director: Pınar Karabulut
Thur 15 June, Box
Staatstheater Nürnberg
Linke Läufer (Erster sein) (Left Runners (Be First)
A Requiem for Jenö Konrad
by Albert Ostermaier
Director: Oliver D. Endreß
Fri 16 June, Kammerspiele
Burgtheater Vienna
die hockenden (the crouchers)
by Miroslava Svolikova
Director: Alia Luque
Sat 17 and Sun 18 June, Box
Konzert Theater Bern
Mondkreisläufer (Circuits of the Moon)
by Jürg Halter
Director: Cihan Inan
Sun 18 and Mon 19 June, Kammerspiele
Schauspielhaus Vienna
Diese Mauer fasst sich selbst zusammen und der Stern hat gesprochen, der Stern hat auch was gesagt (This wall sums itself up and the star has spoken, the star also said something)
by Miroslava Svolikova
Director: Franz-Xaver Mayr
Wed 21 June, Kammerspiele
Programme of Events
Playwrights' salon
Behind the half-closed curtains of the Saal in the DT, host Hannes Oppermann unveils the playwrights' surprising musical, literary, pop-culture and political predilictions – always one hour before the respective guest performance:
Dirk Laucke, Thur 15 June, 19.30; Jörn Klare, Fri 16 June 18.30; Jürg Halter,
Mon 19 June 19.00 and Miroslava Svolikova, Wed 21 June, 19.00 – Saal, admission free.
Hermann Sudermann Prize
This year the prize is being awarded to Miroslava Svolikova during the Autor_innensalon (Playwrights’ Salon).
Following the award ceremony, guests will be invited to a glass of sparkling wine by the Hermann Sudermann Foundation, before Svolikova’s play Diese Mauer fasst sich selbst zusammen und der Stern hat gesprochen, der Stern hat auch was gesagt (This wall sums itself up and the star has spoken, the star also said something) is performed at 20.30 in the Kammerspiele.
Wed 21 June, 19:00 – Saal, free entry
Panel discussions
The topics of the three big guest performances at the DT – Point of No Return, Ein europäisches Abendmal and KRUSO – are also the topics of the three panel discussions:
Terror on the stage with Maria Muhle, Yael Ronen, Wiebke Puls, moderated by Tobi Müller, Thur 15 June 21.30; Wohin Europa? with Eva Heidbreder and Alex Demirovic, moderated by Andreas Fanizadeh, Sun 18 June, 20.00; Kleine Utopien with Lutz Seiler, Rahel Jaeggi, moderated by Alexander Cammann, Wed 21 June, 22.15 – Saal , free admission.
Europe Table Talks
The Future of Europe: Dystopia or utopia? – home and identity – immigration
today and 25 years ago – the playwrights of Ein europäisches Abendmahl (Burgtheater Vienna) discuss these and other questions
Table talks with bread, cheese and wine with playwrights, theatremakers and experts, Sat 17 June 21.00, admission € 10 (incl. food and drink)
Audience discussions
With Albert Ostermaier and Anke Dürr, Fri 16 June following Linke Läufer (Erster sein); with Joseph Vogl and Tobi Müller, Mon 19 June following Der Mensch erscheint im Holozän – Saal, free admission.
Music and more
Cielo Faccio Orkestar (Balkan pop), Wed 14 June, 17.30, forecourt. WUSS. Karaoke, Dance, Party, by and with members of the Münchner Kammerspiele ensemble, Wed 14 June, 22.45, bar; Live Act:Magic Island, Fri 16 June, 22.30, bar; Poetry Performance with Jürg Halter (text, voice) and Fredy Studer (drums), Sun 18 June, 22.00, bar.
International Dramaturgs’ Conference
Crisis as an Opportunity – Politics and Political Issues in Theatre – under this motto, German and international dramaturgs, theatre-makers and representatives from the publishing world will get together on 23 and 24 June for two days of discussions and events. The conference will centre around the world premieres of the three award-winning plays and meetings with the three playwrights. In cooperation with the Dramaturgs’ Society (dg). Closed event.
14.-24. June 2017