Bert Neumann, one of the most influential stage designers of the German-language theatre scene, has, with his unique style looking deeply behind the facade of today's urban spaces, given many outstanding performances of the last 20 years an unforgettable "face". Applying images of suburbs, urban blight and cheap glamour, he sharp-sightedly questions the ideas of happiness and salvation that capitalism conveys.
Prior to the Tokyo performances of "Cinecitta Aperta - Ruhr Trilogy, Part 2" (Text/Direction: René Pollesch) for which he created a filmset and trailer park at a wasteland, Neumann will show pictures of some of his major works and introduce his ideas on stage design.
In the F/T Theatrotheque we will screen one of the recent masterworks of René Pollesch, a playwright and director, Neumann is bound with a long-term collaboration. "Ich schau Dir in die Augen, gesellschaftlicher Verblendungszusammenhang" (I look into your eyes, social context of blindness) premiered at the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Berlin in 2010, won high acclaim among critics and the audience and since its premiere been travelling many cities all over the world.
F/T Theatrotheque / Program 1:
1. Ich schau Dir in die Augen, gesellschaftlicher Verblendungszusammenhang! / René Pollesch
Guest: Bert Neumann (Stage Designer, Germany)
Germany / 2010 / 90 minutes / German, Japanese Subtitles
This solo play premiered in 2010 and has enjoyed great popularity. In the huge main space of the Volksbühne Theater in Berlin, actor Fabian Hinrichs performed the parody work in his underwear. Blending dialogue, songs and dancing, this comical play brings to light Pollesch's unique, sharp theories of humanity, the stage and society
Date: Sep 13 (Tue), 2011 19:00
Venue: Goethe-Institut Tokyo
Tickets: ¥500
Ticket reservation:
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