Janáček in the church
In Graz, the opera Katja Kabanova by Leoš Janáček underwent several reinterpretations by director Anika Rutkofsky. Some of them are open to discussion.
Evolution and its physical legacy
“Bones and Stones” – what rhymes so wonderfully in English sounds much more unwieldy in German.
Frankenstein’s creature at the foot of the Salzburg Fortress
Salzburg is always worth a detour. Not only because of its historical, architectural uniqueness. Theatre enthusiasts will also find a range of events there that is well worth seeing – even outside of the festival.
Why is this Shakespeare so unknown?
The production not only lives from the fact that it shows different views of a successful state and their respective representatives. The production also lives from strong, emotional moments.
When the risotto starts to smell
Carmen C. Kruse and Manuel Zwerger achieved the feat of coupling a VR performance with a live experience. European Kitchen Encounters: VR_Bania became a not only theatrical but also epicurean experience for the audience on the occasion of the ‘Musiktheatertage Wien’.
Chornobyldorf – a look back and one forward
The threat to the earth posed by technological progress, hybrid forms of human beings who practise art genres that can nevertheless never be animated by them, but “Chornobyldorf” contains all this and much more. Apart from all artistic intention, the piece is also a strong commitment to Europe.