FIDENA 2010 – Figurentheater der Nationen: Let's get loud

FIDENA (Figurentheater der Nationen) has organized festivals of puppet and performing object theatre since 1958 and showcased the newest trends and international developments of the genre. The festival in 2010 focused on music, as the theatre makers wished to promote stronger cooperation with musicians, composers and sound designers. FIDENA emphasized international productions, in which puppets and music enjoy equal standing, and music and performance are uniquely combined.
In addition to numerous current productions and works in progress the most ambitious project was unarguably Leopold II / Mobutu, a world premiere, directed by the South African Brett Bailey and co-produced with FIDENA, in which Congolese, Belgian and German artists performed the post-colonial history of the Congo as a revue.

Artistic director: Annette Dabs
Participants / artists: La Ou Théâtre (F), Alberto Garcia Sanchez (E), Gilbert Peyre (F), Cie. Gare Central (B), Die Pyromantiker, Divadlo Alpha (CZ), Theater Trafic (L), Daniel Wagner, Theater de Spiegel (B), Kakashi-Za (J), Gavin Glover (GB), Boukje Schweigma (NL), Puppentheater der Stadt Halle, schindelkilliusdutschke, Flunkerproduktion, Association Skappa (F), Materialtheater Stuttgart, Kinshasa-Brass-Band (DemRep.K), Suse Wächter, Showcase Beat Le Mot

Venues and schedule:
International Theatre Festival Bochum (with performances at Zeche 1, prinz-regent-theater, Christ-König-Kirche, FKT , Flottmann-Hallen Herne, etc.), 9 – 15 Sept. 2010