Four international theater artists will be guests at a digital discussion at the Hartmannfabrik. They will offer insights into the productions they will be presenting this summer at the THEATER DER WELT festival in Chemnitz.
Rolf Aberhalden is one of the founders of the Colombian company Mapa Teatros. On July 4 and 5, the world-renowned group from Bogotá will perform the play Vortex Nukak at the Theater der Welt festival. This production was created in collaboration with members of the Nukak, one of Colombia’s last nomadic communities, some of whom will be present live on stage. In the series “Insights into the Theater der Welt Festival,” he discusses the creative process behind the play with festival director Stefan Schmidtke. The play, designed as a walk-through installation, brings the Amazon to life on the backstage area of the opera house.
The play by Russian author and director Evgeny Goman also explores the lived reality of an indigenous population—though in a different part of the world, in Northern Europe between Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. There, the Sami people live scattered across various nation-states. Contact with the Sami on the Russian side has almost completely ceased following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In Chemnitz, Evgeny Goman, who lives in Kirkenes, Norway, presents a staged reading of his documentary theater piece TIRRV.DIVIDED,which is based on conversations with Russian Sami. Next Tuesday, Goman will speak about, among other things, the current situation of his ensemble.
A table is the sole and central set piece in the Indian play Mezok . On the large stage at the Spinnbau, this table serves as a workplace, a government office, and a border all in one. Around this versatile piece of furniture unfolds a contemporary drama exploring the world of work in the world’s most populous country. It was written and directed by the Indian author and director Jyoti Dogra, who will also be present as a discussion partner. The table, which will be used in the performances on June 30 and July 1 in Chemnitz, is being replicated in local workshops.
There is no traditional stage for the play BLUR . Equipped with virtual reality headsets, the audience immerses itself in an artificial world. BLUR is an exciting blend of technology and performance that confronts participants with deeply emotional questions. This work was created as a Taiwanese-Canadian-Greek co-production. Myriam Achard from the internationally diverse artist collective Riverbed Theatre in Canada will speak with Stefan Schmidtke about the group’s work at the intersection of science, technology, and art.
More information about the festival can be found here.