Theatertreffen 2011

The Berlin Theatertreffen is truly an Olympic event of German-language theatre. In accordance with its statutes, the festival invites the ten most remarkable theatre productions from Germany, Austria and Switzerland to Berlin in May every year.

The following productions were selected by the jury for the festival in 2011:

• Die Beteiligten by Kathrin Röggla. Directed by Stefan Bachmann. Burgtheater, Wien
• Der Biberpelz by Gerhart Hauptmann. Directed by Herbert Fritsch. Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin
• Don Carlos by Friedrich Schiller. Directed by Roger Vontobel. Staatsschauspiel Dresden
• Der Kirschgarten by Anton Tschechow. Directed by Karin Henkel. Schauspiel Köln
• Nora oder Ein Puppenhaus by Henrik Ibsen. Directed by Herbert Fritsch. Theater Oberhausen
• Testament by She She Pop. Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin / Kampnagel, Hamburg / FFT, Düsseldorf
• Tod eines Handlungsreisenden by Arthur Miller. Directed by Stefan Pucher. Schauspielhaus Zürich
• Verrücktes Blut by Nurkan Erpulat and Jens Hillje. Directed by Nurkan Erpulat. Ballhaus Naunynstraße, Berlin / Ruhrtriennale
• Via Intolleranza II by Christoph Schlingensief. Festspielhaus Afrika gGmbH / Kampnagel, Hamburg / Kunstenfestivaldesarts Brüssel / Bayerische Staatsoper München a.o.
• Das Werk / Im Bus / Ein Sturz by Elfriede Jelinek. Directed by Karin Beier. Schauspiel Köln

The members of Theatertreffen jury 2011: Vasco Boenisch, Wolfgang Höbel, Ulrike Kahle-Steinweh, Ellinor Landmann, Andres Müry, Christine Wahl und Franz Wille.

The tt Talente at the Theatertreffen provide a special platform for younger artists, while the Stückemarkt, as a festival within the festival, has been presenting new plays by undiscovered European authors since 1978. The International Forum and the Theatertreffen Blog offer young theatre professionals and critics an opportunity to further their careers. The fullday fair, the Talent Day, promotes exchange and networking for young theatre makers.