In staging its building, the Volksbühne is taking a stand against the so-called “hygiene demonstrations” that have sought to stoke the anger of different groups towards the government and the media in Rosa Luxemburg Square since the end of March 2020. Above the entrance, the motto of the solidarity alliance that inspired 240,000 people to take to Berlin’s streets to protest racism in October 2018 glows in red lettering: “Indivisible”. The theatre has draped the letters spelling out its name, “Volksbühne”, in black along with the legendary robber’s wheel sculpture set designer Bert Neumann installed on the lawn on Rosa Luxemburg Square right in front of the theatre in 1994. The institutions have developed ways to deal with right-wing attacks – in part by joining together in solidarity.Ī large banner next to the entrance reads, “Wir sind nicht Eure Kulisse” (We are not your backdrop). Pressure on the German theatre and cultural landscape has increased significantly since the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany party won seats in parliament. An Evening with Fats Waller: “Ain’t Misbehavin'” at TUTS 23rd September 2022.Aaron Kilercioglu and Bilal Hasna’s “For A Palestinian” at Camden People’s Theatre: Emotionally Intense Exploration of Identity 26th September 2022.Emerging Playwright Embarks on Gershwin Era Musical 23rd August 2022.Highlights from the Mladi Levi Festival in Ljubljana 30th August 2022.Bodies of Knowledge – Facilitating Alternative and Humane Ways of Learning 31st August 2022.A Blast from the Past: Les Champignons de Paris by La Compagnie du Caméléon 15th September 2022.Imagine/: Artificial Intelligence Comes to Theatrical Design 17th September 2022.VR and Theater Finally Make a Climate Baby: “From Sea To Rising Sea” Interview with Creator-Director-Choreographer Mary John Frank 22nd September 2022.Five Myths About Shakespeare’s Contribution to the English Language 11th September 2022.When Playwrights Complicate Dramatic Form: Recent Developments in African American Plays of the 2010s 12th September 2022.On the 25th Anniversary of the STEPS Theatre 14th September 2022 Russian Theater Beyond Time and Place.How Drama Can Help Open Up Conversations on Suicide for Young People in Post-Pandemic Times 18th September 2022. Interview with Zoe Apostolidou and Emel Aydoğdu. Young Europe IV: Non-Dominant Voices in European Youth Theatre.A Queer Memory Play for the Online Generation: “You Don’t Have to Do Anything” Workshops in NYC This October 29th September 2022.“Cabaret” at the Theatre of Nations: Inside and Underwear of the Third Empire 2nd October 2022.“Viviani on the Road”: The Third Part of the Special Project, Trianon Viviani Theatre in Naples 3rd October 2022.
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