INSIDE OUTSIDE EUROPE
One stage design, four plays, four theatres
Part of European Capital of Culture programme
Theaters of Freiberg, Chemnitz, Plauen, Annaberg-Buchholz
2025
The four new plays, commissioned for the European Capital of Culture festival in Chemnitz, tell of clowns and laughter in Europe, of entanglements with German fascism, of homeland and of migrant experiences. A unified stage is a barrier between ,fortress Europe’ and the outside world that gets built, broken and ultimately dismantled during the performance.
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One stage design, four plays, four theatres
Part of European Capital of Culture programme
Theaters of Freiberg, Chemnitz, Plauen, Annaberg-Buchholz
2025
The four new plays, commissioned for the European Capital of Culture festival in Chemnitz, tell of clowns and laughter in Europe, of entanglements with German fascism, of homeland and of migrant experiences. A unified stage is a barrier between ,fortress Europe’ and the outside world that gets built, broken and ultimately dismantled during the performance.
Directed by Petra Ratiu, Tamó Gvenetadze, Karen Breece and Jasmin Zamani
Dramaturgy and Idea of Gundula Hoffmann, René R. Schmidt, Luise Curtius, Asia Schreiter
Technical Direction and Production Management by Norbert Richter and Sebastian Blei
Designed in collaboration with Tina Hübner
Full ensemble and technical production credits available on Theatre Chemnitz website