Dear Colleagues
A series of German events at the Soho theatre which might be of interest
best
Karen
Professor K.J. Leeder
Director of Graduate Studies in Modern Languages
Fellow and Tutor in German,
New College, Oxford
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Subject: Divided Skies: Before and After the Berlin Wall - Soho Theatre
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Divided Skies 60 40 20
30 - 31 January 2010 @ The Soho Theatre, London
A weekend of memories and views on the separated and unified Germany.
A vibrant mix of theatre, literature, academic thought and, of course, Cabaret. In the year of anniversaries we promise a deep insight into the complicated history of the two German states at the heart of the cold war and the chance to enjoy the highest quality of contemporary German culture ˆ brand new material and the work of former generations interpreted by today‚s German and English theatre makers and academics in the UK.
Booking opens Tuesday 9th January 2010
Visit www.sohotheatre.com<http://www.sohotheatre.com/pl1862.html> (under talks & events) or call 0207 478 0100
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Saturday 30th January 2010
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Workshop (1-3pm)
Unlocking Heiner Müller‚s Texts
A practical introduction for directors, performers and other practitioners into Heiner Müller‚s understanding of history and his treatment of it in his dense and poetic texts. (Limited Capacity) More info<http://www.computer-scooter.co.uk/divskies/muller.htm>
Live & Sound Installation (3.30pm)
Heiner Müller‚s Dialectic Thought in the GDR
Staged by Lydia Ziemke & Sound Designer Owen Lasch
Lesser-known texts expose the discrepancy between moral principles and the necessities of real life in the years when Germany was defeated and separated at the end of WW2. More info<http://www.computer-scooter.co.uk/divskies/dialectic.htm>
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Cabaret (5pm)
Kurt Tucholsky ˆ His Life And Songs
Staged by Irving Wardle & Helena Kaut-Howson.
Described as „a little Berliner trying to stop a catastrophe with a typewriter‰ this much-loved all-round journalist and lyrical author was a savage critic of German militarism and saw it all coming before committing suicide in exile in 1935. More info<http://www.computer-scooter.co.uk/divskies/tucholsky.htm>
Sunday 31st January 2010
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Workshop performance (2pm)
Uwe Johnson ˆ Two Perspectives (Zwei Ansichten)
Directed by Zoe Svendsen, Music composed by Dario Palermo.
1961- A West German photographer falls for a nurse in East Berlin just before the Wall is built. Forced apart by politics, their brief affair grows into something neither can quite let go of. More info<http://www.computer-scooter.co.uk/divskies/uwe.htm>
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Staged reading (3.30pm)
Sunflowerhouse (Achtzehn Einhundertneun-Lichtenhagen)
by Anne Rabe (winner of the Kleist-Scholarship 2008) Translated by Philip Thorne
Directed by Lydia Ziemke
Making a film about his family, Micha uncovers a lot about his father‚s Stasi past, his pregnant sister‚s problems and his best friend‚s involvement in the Neo-Nazi attack on the asylum seekers home in 1992 - the Sunflowerhouse. A powerful portrait of the first post-unification generation. More info<http://www.computer-scooter.co.uk/divskies/sunflowerhouse.htm>
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Panel Discussion (5pm)
(Un)Divided Skies: Memories and views on the divided and unified Germany, through the media of theatre, literature and academic thought.
We will examine the circumstances of the separation and re-unification of Germany and the effects of this event on Europe and the world, also addressing the discrepancy between the reality of everyday life in the GDR and the subsequently constructed memory and nostalgia. The panel will be made up of the academics included in the volume to be launched and theatre practitioners involved in the season, with special guests Anne Rabe, author of Sunflower House, and the German Ambassador to London. More info<http://www.computer-scooter.co.uk/divskies/panel.htm>
Booklaunch (6pm)
Introduction by Karen Leeder, New College, Oxford
„Von Stasiland bis Ostalgie: The GDR Twenty Years After‰. More info<http://www.computer-scooter.co.uk/divskies/booklaunch.htm>
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Cabaret (7pm)
The Ruby Dolls ˆ Ein Abend mit Ruby
Close-part harmony act with songs and poetry by and after Brecht. Join us for a provocative night of Cabaret. Featuring the music of Weill, Hollaender and Eisler and the spirit of Weimar glamour, you'll never forget your night with Ruby... There will also be a temporary bookstore with salient publications as well as a photo-exhibition and music throughout the weekend. More info<http://www.computer-scooter.co.uk/divskies/ruby.htm>
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Lydia Ziemke
theatre director & dramaturg
www.suite42.org
curator: divided skies - www.dividedskies.org
participant british council:
cultural leadership international
0049 173 9150039
0044 787 6351578
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