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SumSum². Endless Confusion of Love and Language
A joint programme by the Theater Erlangen and Teatr Pokoleniy, St. Petersburg (Russia) - supported by the Wanderlust Fund
This theatre partnership focuses on cultural foreignness in reference to the relationship between Germany and Russia. The first step will be a joint production of "SumSum²", a play about cultural and language barriers, by the Swiss dramatist Laura de Weck. A German-Russian version of the play will be developed in two separate rehearsal phases which will take place in St. Petersburg and Erlangen. This will be followed by an exchange of theatre artists and personnel, along with a German and Russian guest performance, chosen on the basis of the prior collaboration.
Theatre practice in Germany and Russia differ in fundamental ways. For example, the Teatr Pokoleniy [Theatre of the Generations] is known for its strong visual tradition and highly physical style of acting. The goal is to apply foreign theatre traditions and aesthetics into one’s theatre work at home and present these to audiences.
Theatres: Theater Erlangen and Teatr Pokoleniy, St. Petersburg (Russia)
Artists / participants: Henning Borchert, Eberhard Köhler, Danila Korogodsky (RU), Valentin Levitskiy (RU), Katja Ott, Reto Senn (CH), Anna Stübner, Stefanie Symmank, Viola Werling and others
Schedule:
April 2010 – December 2012
Artistic Areas:
| Date: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 24.06.2010 | Theater, Erlangen | "SumSum²" Premiere of the German-Russian co-production |
| 08.07.2010 | Teatr Pokoleniy, St. Petersburg | "SumSum²" Petersburg-Premiere of the German-Russian co-production |
Contact:
Theater Erlangen
Bettina Reinhart
Wasserturmstraße 16
91054 Erlangen
www.theater-erlangen.de
Further Informations
The Wanderlust Fund
The German Federal Cultural Foundation established the Wanderlust Fund to support German municipal and state theatres that wish to engage in a partnership of exchange with a foreign theatre for a period of two to three seasons.
Wanderlust blog
In February 2010 the participating theatres began sharing their impressions of their joint meetings, workshops, guest performances and co-productions in our Wanderlust blog. In addition each season, three Pfadfinder (scouts) head out and visit the Wanderlust projects, describe the international theatre partnerships and document these exciting cross-border encounters in texts and images.
