Connections

This international theatre project aimed to intensify and create more transparency in the exchange and transfer of knowledge between artists of different generations and theatre genres. In terms of content and structure, Connections continued and expanded the work that began with the project What's next? in 2007. The goal was to explore the continuity and continuing development in the theatre landscape, and pass this knowledge on to a younger generation of theatre artists. To achieve this end, experienced theatre artists acted as mentors for younger colleagues, each of whom was selected to co-produce a new theatre production that premiered at international venues. The joint productions created an environment in which both artists were able to share their perspectives, experiences and methods with one another in practical situations with a concrete result.

Artistic director: Tilmann Broszat
Artists as mentors: Anna Viebrock, Meg Stuart (BE), Tim Etchells (GB), Dirk Pauwels (BE), Kirsten Delholm (DK), Natasa Rajkovic (HR);
Artists: Ludivine Petit, Toni Dove, Rona Žulj, Miran Kurspahic, Hermann Heisig (D), Kate McIntosh (BE), María Jerez Quitana (ESP), Min Kyoung Lee (Korea), Phil Hayes (UK), Hanneke de Jong (NL), Jean-Baptiste Veyret-Logerias (F)

Venues and schedule:
Theaterfestival Spielart, Munich: 26-29 Nov. 2009
Campo, Ghent (BE): 2009/2010
Theaterhaus Gessnerallee (CH): 2009/2010
Brut, Vienna (A): 2009/2010
Forum Freies Theater, Düsseldorf: 2009/2010
PACT Zollverein, Essen: 2009/2010
Huis a/d Werf, Utrecht (NL): 2009/2010