SPIELRAUM – the Days of the Independent Performing Arts Community in Berlin
On 19 September, we cordially invite you to take a look behind the scenes at the creative work of theatre director Vanessa Stern with her new play Komische Vögel. Sie kamen, sie sahen, sie fliegten and in the dance performance If Wind Would Be Your Language… by Izabella Herzfeld.
Komische Vögel. Sie kamen, sie sahen, sie fliegten by Vanessa Stern
Komische Vögel is based on the 300 or so starlings that have decided to demise as migratory birds and spend the winter at Alexanderplatz S-Bahn station. They feed on fast food. Some of them imitate the S-Bahn signal.
In this piece, almost only original texts are spoken by people who are about to observe birds or who talk about how they have observed birds. Birds are neither present nor audible. There are no VR goggles and no one is naked. Classics are not quoted
The theatre makers putting this play on stage belong to a species whose numbers are in sharp decline, perhaps even threatened with extinction. However, this statement lacks any scientific basis, as the populations of theatre professionals are not mapped.
World premiere on 2 October at TD Berlin.
If wind would be your language…by Izabella Herzfeld
If wind would be your language…by Izabella Herzfeld is an artistic research with Butoh dance, video projection and a mainsail. The dancer, musician and sailor creates whimsical shapes, shadows and sounds through her movement in nature shots projected onto a huge sail. The constantly changing interaction between body, light and textile creates a poetic visual language inspired by the elemental power of the wind. Based on hissing sounds and noises, the performer invites us to create a language out of air and thus become part of the scenery.
The event will conclude with an open discussion in which the artist will provide insights into her creative process and answer questions.
**Recommended for ages 10+, suitable for all ages.
PROGRAMME
16:00
Welcome and admission in the Casino, 1st floor
16:30 – 17:30 | Room 403
Public rehearsal: Komische Vögel. Sie kamen, sie sahen, sie fliegten by Vanessa Stern
Followed by Q&A with the audience
5:45 pm
Welcome and admission in the Casino, 1st floor
18:00 – 19:00 | Room 206
Public rehearsal: If wind would be your language…by Izabella Herzfeld
Followed by Q&A with the audience
If you have any questions about the event, please contact: presse@theaterhaus.berlin
The event is part of SPIELRAUM – the Days of the Independent Performing Arts Community in Berlin
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