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Festival Stories

Interview

  • A person looks upward on a stage as a large translucent sheet billows overhead.

    “In theatre, I look for nourishing solace, not cheap comfort”

    Ruhrtriennale dramaturg Teresa Bernauer in conversation with Christopher Rüping

    • Deutscher Herbst
  • Two people are standing in front of a school desk, smoking. The person on the left has blonde hair, a blue top and a red skirt, whilst the other person is almost unrecognisable due to their sunglasses, hood and dark clothing.

    The Greek School of Thought

    Piotr Gruszczyński and Anna Lewandowska in conversation with director Krzysztof Warlikowski

    • Europa
  • Solal Mariotte and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker stand in front of a light wall onto which a black-and-white portrait is projected. Both look to the side. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker wears a white blouse, and Solal Mariotte wears a dark T-shirt.

    Finding Brel in Motion

    Marc Blanchet in conversation with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Solal Mariotte

    • BREL
  • The three lead actors in the production Rebel Rebel, together with artistic director Ivo Van Hove.

    “We can create ourselves”

    • Rebel Rebel
  • Portrait of Lisaboa Houbrechts sitting at a river and looking into the camera.

    Siddhartha Reimagined

    Interview with Lisaboa Houbrechts

    • SIDDHARTHA
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Behind the Scenes

  • A person stands on a staircase in a dark room while being filmed and illuminated by several cameras and lights.

    Behind the scenes of “Deutscher Herbst”

    • Deutscher Herbst
  • Ivo Van Hove at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum

    Ivo Van Hove's favorite David Bowie songs

    • Rebel Rebel
  • Marina Abramović sits motionless at a table facing a visitor while an audience watches in the museum. The performance “The Artist Is Present” is based on silent encounter and presence.

    The Art of Walking Through Walls

    • Balkan Erotic Epic
  • The women’s choir Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares lined up on stage in front of an applauding audience.

    Wind, Electricity and Song

    The concert programme at Turbinenhalle Bochum

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Essay

  • Several people are seated around a table, working together on digital projects. In the foreground, one person is looking at a laptop displaying a photograph of an urban scene and appears to be explaining something with a hand gesture. Other participants in the background are working on laptops or listening to the discussion.

    From the Future Past

    • Archiving Future
  • A black-and-white photograph of Joyce DiDonato, surrounded by the three musicians from Time for Three, who are playing their string instruments.

    Emily Dickinson’s poetry becomes sound

    • Emily - No Prisoner Be
  • Black and white photography of three young soldiders

    LISTENING AGAINST OBLIVION

    • Erased Music
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Impressions

  • On a stage with red and grey wall surfaces, a person stands in the foreground with arms outstretched. Several chairs are arranged in the space, with focused lighting illuminating the scene.

    “How do you end a tragedy?”

    • Europa
  • A graphic novel depicting a teenager staring at their mobile phone, surrounded by tempting offers.

    Graphic Novel

    • Waste Me
  • A person sits at a table speaking into a smartphone mounted on a tripod, hands raised. Behind them, a large-scale video projection shows the same person.

    Europa – a parable of our time

    Notes from Warsaw

  • Stage scene with several performers among large piles of clothing, household items, and mattresses; in the foreground, a person wearing a costume made of a bundle of stuffed animals.

    Dystopia in your shopping cart

    Visiting the performance “Waste Me”

  • Scene from the participatory performance UNIVERS: Children explore the space beneath floating illuminated objects as performers guide movement and sound.

    It’s just a tiny step from Earth to the universe

    Visiting the performance “UNIVERS” in London

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Video

  • Joyce DiDonato is sitting at a desk in a white dress, with her back to the camera.

    They shut me up in Prose

    from „Emily – No Prisoner Be“

  • Anna Schöttl talking to Marina Abramović

    Interview with Anna Schöttl

    On the creation of the set design for Balkan Erotic Epic

    • Balkan Erotic Epic
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