Tag: Volksbühne Berlin
Carl Hegemann on the late René Pollesch: We ourselves are the drama – culture
When one is on stage, there are always two. Remembering René Pollesch, who changed theater as an author and director. Help. Help. Help. René Pollesch’s last production begins with screaming…
Obituary for theater director René Pollesch – Culture
René Pollesch was not only an amazing artist, he was an exceptionally empathetic person. The theater world, which is not always friendly, will therefore remember the now deceased Volksbühne director…
Theater: Volksbühne director René Pollesch is dead
The Volksbühne announced that he died unexpectedly on Monday morning. Pollesch was 61 years old. source site
On the death of Volksbühne star Hendrik Arnst: Solitaire of the stage – culture
The year begins with sad news for the theater world: the actor Hendrik Arnst has died after a short, serious illness. He was a rock on the stage at the…
“Fantômas” – the new play by René Pollesch at the Volksbühne Berlin – Culture
It’s always nice when theater raises one question or another. In René Pollesch’s latest production at the Berlin Volksbühne one asks oneself a bit perplexed as to why he has…
Chris Dercon: “Pinakothek der Moderne lacks empathy” – Munich
Even before Chris Dercon spoke at the 120th anniversary of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, there was trouble. Franz Xaver Kroetz called him a theater killer. In his speech,…
“Extinction” by theater director Julien Gosselin at the Vienna Festival – Culture
Arthur Schnitzler and Thomas Bernhard are part of the core repertoire on Viennese stages. If you put Schnitzler or Bernhard on the game plan in Vienna, success is almost guaranteed.…
“My God, Mr. Pastor” at the Volksbühne: Religion for atheists – culture
At the end there is the invocation of God. A girls’ choir sings a magnificent “Kyrie eleison” and Sophie Rois is amazed that the young people even know “something so…
Interview with Sophie Rois: “Have you ever read the Bible?” – Culture
A warm afternoon in Berlin. Sophie Rois comes by bike. Jeans, brown silk blouse, sunglasses. The interview basically takes place on the street, at a table on the sidewalk in…
Interview with Sophie Rois: “Have you ever read the Bible?” – Culture
After a long break she can be seen again at the Berlin Volksbühne: Sophie Rois plays in René Pollesch’s “Mein Gott, Herr Pfarrer” – and talks about faith, religion and…