12.03.2021 SCHUDOMA : Ich bin zu Hause, Performative Lab on Writing and Translating with First and Second Languages in German-Czech Context, Drama Panorama
21.04.2021 YAYATI by Girish Karnad (T: Henning Bochert), GLOBAL Festival of Teamtheater Tankstelle, Munich
23.04.2021 PHANTASMAGORIE by Deepika Arwind (T: Henning Bochert), GLOBAL Festival of Teamtheater Tankstelle, Munich
24.04.2021 THE TRIALS by Dawn King (T: Henning Bochert), Bürgerbühne Düsseldorf
Hardened Positions in US theater
Theatermakers in the profoundly disparate US society struggle to be part of the societal narrative. Positions of power are challenged and defended, with attributions being associated less with economic categories but with cultural identities. The increasingly hardened identitary (essentialized) positions particularly in the academic context of theater, counteracting the often bitter and ideological fight against social and political inequalities, show how ambiguous such strategies can turn out.
In an article in the July issue of Theater heute, I try to explain these developments presenting a few sample productions.
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