Joan La Barbara: Back to Cage
INTERVIEW. Long-time John Cage collaborator La Barbara brings the work of the avant-garde composer to the Berlin stage on March 17 at Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
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A man grows up between Harlem and Jamaica, escapes into the US Army, and then becomes an active figure in the civil rights movement during the 1960s. This man is also one of most popular entertainers...
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Wrongfully accused of murder, a medieval maiden dreams of a champion to defend her honour in Wagner's version of the classic fable. Helmed by young Danish director Kasper Holten (well, young for opera;...
View ArticleLucky trimmer #17
One of the city's best Geheimtipps, Lucky Trimmer has gained a following for their mix of choreography, circus and less-definable performance. The shows tiptoe the line between serious art and...
View ArticleLoft
The 7 Fingers, ostensibly live in a loft flatshare populated with very flexible roommates. The meat of the show is still the acrobatic acts, but the transitional theatrical moments add something for...
View ArticleBsides project
Choreographers/performers Diego Gil and Igor Dobricic have taken karaoke and turned it into a unique evening of contemporary dance. Part of Tanz Hoch Zwei, a two-week-long festival encouraging dialogue...
View ArticleLange Nacht der Opern und Theater
The fourth annual edition of the event promises all the performance you can handle for just one entrance fee. How else could you sample four of the Schaubühne’s repertoire productions, or pieces in...
View ArticleAnna Karenina
Dubbed “the man behind modern Russian ballet”, choreographer Boris Eifman brings his sensationally divisive, over-the-top aesthetic to Berlin with this production of Tolstoy's canonical text. Part of...
View ArticleEnnio
Ennio Marchetto, aka the “Living Paper Cartoon”, is a prince of entertainment. Using little more than craftily designed paper cutouts and lots of imagination, the Italian-born performer acts on a long...
View ArticleOnegin
Dubbed “the man behind modern Russian ballet”, choreographer Boris Eifman brings his sensationally divisive, over-the-top aesthetic to Berlin with this production of Pushkin's epic verse. Part of...
View ArticleAn X-rated hard knock life
A cult musical from the 1970s translated from the perspective of the child sex trade? Annie: The Fantasy at the Theaterhaus Mitteis dance theater that succeeds in letting the audience laugh, and ask...
View ArticleSix questions for... Vaginal Davis
INTERVIEW. The Camp/Anti-Camp: A Queer Guide to Everyday Life special! Vaginal Davis opens her mouth about talking from the diaphragm. Camp/ Anti-Camp runs Apr 19-21.
View ArticleToo much is never enough!
Our recommendations for Camp/ Anti-Camp, dazzling with a mix of substantial lectures and fanciful performances. The Queer Guide to Everyday Life hits HAU 2 on Thu, Apr 19.
View ArticleNew Russian soul
INTERVIEW. Dubbed "the man behind modern Russian ballet", choreographer Boris Eifman brings his sensationally divisive, over-the-top aesthetic to Berlin for the ballet adaptations of Anna Karenina and...
View ArticleL’Orfeo
Following her messianic turn in Peaches Christ Superstar and then her musical Peaches Does Herself, the musician assumes the title role in Monteverdi’s version of Orpheus and Euridice. Director Daniel...
View ArticleRhythm in Motion
Through physical acrobatics, hip hop and visual projections, the Israeli performance group Sheketak have enraptured audiences around the world. The ensemble includes dancers trained in the Batsheva...
View ArticleOpen for Everything
The gypsy lifestyle serves as Constanza Macras’ inspiration in her new piece. Drawing comparisons between the nomadic lives of her dancers and those of gypsies, her combination of text and movement...
View ArticleIllumination
In 2008, Hungarian director Árpád Schilling wanted to challenge conservatives with new answers to the problems of modern society. This piece rejects traditional theatre in search of performance that...
View ArticleEvery Single Day
It’s a simple idea: covering the stage with dirt adds texture and dynamics to a movement-based work. But the finesse with which choreographer Toula Limnaios uses the theatricality created by the...
View ArticleLux et terra
The title of the Lux et terra festival’s Friday concert says it all: this is Händel’s music with a bit of humour and reference to the modern world. This production from Kobie van Rensburg brings the...
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