GERMAN STAATSTHEATER
In GERMAN STAATSTHEATER, a group of performers will take you on an energetic and performative journey. In ‘Hochdeutsch mit Variationen’ and through an incessant slapstick of overwrought bodies, they explore what community and solidarity can still mean in the individualistic and success-based society we live in.
Theatremakers Rosie Sommers and Micha Goldberg (Ne mosquito pas) delve into the traditional German staatstheater, a theatre form distinguished by its monumental character, traditional production logic and the staging of socially relevant repertoire pieces. The expressive theatricality and the gigantic group of actors on stage spark Rosie & Micha’s imagination as a kind of symbolic counterpoint to their own theatrical practice.
GERMAN STAATSTHEATER is a tornado of panic turned into humor and self-mockery, ultimately showing the power of community. Here, theatre is a place to celebrate ‘wasted’ energy, in the form of exuberant fun.
"We wanted to combine our idea of the GERMAN STAATSTHEATER, the big theatre, the exaggeration of emotions, with these ugly feelings." - Different Class
concept Rosie Sommers & Micha Goldberg | performers Simon Van Schuylenbergh, Milka Mbunga Kongi, Loucka Elie Fiagan, Ariadna Rubio Lleo, Giulia Piana, Natacha Nicora, Simon Baetens, Dahlia Pessemiers-Benamar, Lydia McGlinchey, Anna Franziska Jäger, Nathan Ooms, Rosie Sommers & Micha Goldberg | light design Max Adams | sound Milan Van Doren | technique Vic van den Bossche | dramaturgy Anna Franziska Jäger & Nathan Ooms | dramaturgical advice Elisa Liepsch | production Kunstenwerkplaats | co-production VIERNULVIER, Toneelhuis & Les Halles de Schaerbeek | thanks to Decoratelier, Beursschouwburg, Gouvernement & Theater Aan Zee | with the financial support of de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, de Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie en de Tax Shelter van de Belgische federale overheid - Look@Leo
