Germany in 2021. After the multiple crises of the last decade, the vision of a united Europe has given way to the reality of an overarching security apparatus. The society is devided: critics of all political camps demand that Germany quit the European Union whereas supporters of the EU want to hold on to the old ideal of a community of solidary. To appease the situation, the German government let the people decide in a referendum on quitting the Union. A couple of days before the vote, a young PR agent gets hold of top secret information. Its publication would have severe consequences for Europe as a whole.
In Lessons of Leaking machina eX reflects the moral conflicts between the conflicting priorities of democracy, transparency, freedom of speech and manipulation. In collaboration with the playwright DmitrijGawrisch, the media collective develops a theatrical game, where political ideals and personal interests are pitted irreconcilable against each other. In a group of ten, the audience enacts a political thriller and makes wide-ranging decisions on the course of history: To leak or not to leak?
EUROPOLY is a European project for theatre and film by the Goethe-Institut in cooperation with MünchnerKammerspiele, Onassis Cultural Centre Athens, Sirenos Vilnius International Theatre Festival, Teatro Maria Matos Lisbon and Tiger Dublin Fringe.
Συμπαραγωγή: Münchner Kammerspiele, Goethe-Institut, HAU Hebbel am Ufer, FFT Düsseldorf, Gessnerallee Zürich, ROXY Birsfelden, Südpol Luzern, AUAWIRLEBEN Theaterfestival Bern
Υποστήριξη: Cultural administration of the state of Berlin, Fonds Darstellende Kunste, Gachausschuss Tanz & Theater BS/BL, Migros Kulturprozent
Information
General admission €10
EXPERIMENTAL STAGE (-1) - REX THEATER - KATINA PAXINOU STAGE
Friday 13/1: 18:00, 20:00, 22:00
Saturday 14/1: 18:00, 20:00, 22:00
Sunday 15/1: 18:00, 20:00
Maximum number of audience: 12 persons for each performance.
Language: German, with Greek subtitles.
Running time : 80 min.
creation team
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Anna Fries
Director -
machina eX
Concept -
Clara Ehrenwerth
Dramaturgy -
Dmitrij Gawrisch
Text -
Franziska Riedmiller
Set design -
Lasse Marburg
Technical support, programming and interaction design -
Philip Steimel
Technical support, programming and interaction design, Technical production manager -
Konrad Jünger
Video animation -
Paula Reissig
Camera -
Mathias Prinz
Sound design -
Daniela Bayer
Costumes -
Winnie Christiansen
Asst. set design -
BenediktKaffai
Asst. programming and interaction design -
Sina Kießling
Production manager -
Lucy Renner Jones
Translation