The Festival »Dramen der Gegenwart #2« takes a look at the diversity and qualities of contemporary theater texts. A total of around 20 theater texts will be presented in a broad spectrum of forms.
Three play commissions/own productions show performative collaborations between authors and artists from other disciplines. In four staged readings – presented by an ensemble of authors – a broad spectrum of contemporary theater texts is presented. A drama parcours offers insights into new scenic texts that are still in the making.
The kickoff is a poetics impulse with reflections on the present of dramatic art. The text presentations will be supplemented by workshop talks, discursive panels and discussions – for example on the age gap in contemporary drama or on paths to authorship. A total of around 45 authors and artists are participating in the festival.
Saturday Program:
10:00 Caffeine Drama – Reading Speed Dating I
12:00 Writing Chamber vs. Writers’ Room
13:00 Pearls & Swine – A Drama Parcours
18:00 Poetics Pulse
19:00 The Playwright Is Present I & II – The Writers’ Ensemble
21:00 The Playwright Is Present III & IV – The Authors’ Ensemble
Sunday Program:
10:00 Caffeine Drama – Reading Speeddating II
12:00 Collision 1: “Couple IV”
12:30 Collisions 2: “visible only when viewed. chance encounters”
13:00 Collisions 3: “HOMOSPHERE”
14:30 Ways and detours to authorship
16:00 Conclusion Dramas of the Present #2
Der Verband der Theaterautor:innen (the Association of Theater Authors) which now has around 120 members, aims to promote the visibility of dramatic art. Under a constantly evolving concept of the author, it brings together playwrights across all boundaries of form, style, and language.
&nbps;More info about the event on the festival page
N O T E:
Unfortunately, parts of the event are only accessible via stairs and therefore not barrier-free.
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