AI-assisted staging draws boos at famed Wagner festival in Germany
BERLIN — An experiment with artificial intelligence at the famed annual Richard Wagner festival in the southeastern German town of…
The production’s greatest asset is Magnea herself.
gedvile-t What’s a Mob to a King (Plot-twist Redemption) D: Liina Magnea(Rating: three stars out of five) This…
(Not) A Bad Idea: The Volksbühne gets a swimming pool
© Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz The Volksbühne at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz is getting a new artistic director, Matthias Lilienthal, and he’s…
Playing Dress-Up: a Return to Decadence
Photo credit: Makar Artemev In my last column, I wrote about the increasing presence of full nudity on…
For an Exquisite Evening: Berlin’s Best Cabaret Events
Cabaret Performer Fifi Fantôme, Photo Credit: Markus Vicari Berlin and cabaret have shaken, shimmied and sashayed their way…
The Foremothers of Yiddish Yesteryear
Ariel Efraim Ashbel and Rachel Libeskind, photo credit: Anton Tal Weaving together herstorical voices through a tapestry of…
Peeking Behind the Curtain: an Inside Look at Komische Oper’s Backstage Tours
Makar Artemev The Komische Oper Berlin runs backstage tours back-to-back on Fridays and Saturdays throughout its season, which…
Super Superficial by ABA NAIA ***** (5 Stars)
Òscar Barbosa Berlin-based collective ABA NAIA have been developing their anarchic, body-centred performative language since 2017, working through…
Is Nudity the New Normal on Berlin Stages?
Florentina Holzinger’s Divine Comedy, © Katja Illner The naked performer is a familiar presence on Berlin’s stages. But…
All the City’s a Stage: Berlin’s best upcoming theatre highlights
Photo Credit: Jubal Battisti Berlin’s tradition of boundary-pushing is perhaps best seen on stage. From experimental performance art…