protect me - anoukvandijk dc

schaubühne berlin

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2010/11

PROTECT ME

A project by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk | World Premiere Direction and Choreography: Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk Premiere: October 27th, 2010 A co-production with anoukvandijk dc and the European Theatre Network Prospero, with additional support from the cultural programme of the European Union, the Fonds Podiumskunsten NL and the municipality of Amsterdam.

Photo: Arno Declair

Inhalt

Cast / Creative Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 About the Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 From the Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 About Schaubühne Berlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Cast / Creative Team

PROTECT ME

A project by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk | World Premiere Direction and Choreography: Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk Premiere: October 27th, 2010 A co-production with anoukvandijk dc and the European Theatre Network Prospero, with additional support from the cultural programme of the European Union, the Fonds Podiumskunsten NL and the municipality of Amsterdam.

With: Anouk van Dijk, Philipp Fricke, Erhard Marggraf, Franz Rogowski, Judith Rosmair, Kay Bartholomäus Schulze, Stefan Stern, Luise Wolfram, Nina Wollny Direction and Choreography . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costume Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dramaturgy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk Katrin Hoffmann Daniela Selig Matthias Grübel and Malte Beckenbach Bernd Stegemann Carsten Sander

Duration: 2 hours – no intermission Performance Rights: Falk Richter (Text), Anouk van Dijk (Choreography)

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About the Production

»I am just like all this stuff that is happening around me, I am behaving just as irrationally as this economy, which keeps making completely sudden and impulsive gestures, and which you warily try to avoid like some seriously neurotic lover, who vacillates between depressed lethargy and hysterical overreaction and then has to be pacified with tons of money and you can’t leave it alone for a second without it doing something really stupid and which is constantly threatening to fall apart at the seams or take itself off to a different country where it can get all those things that it had searched for in vain with us, for much cheaper and much better, and which wants to be courted, constantly, with millions and even more millions and with tax free incentives and privileges. this economy is the last diva for whom we are truly willing to give up everything. and like stupid young boys we are constantly running around after it, trying to get it in hand, but we have no means, no instruments, to tame this hysterical market. it somehow wants to constantly tear our whole life apart, it wants to throw our forms of society and state over board, it chucks us about like flotsam while we are somewhere sitting about with a therapist trying to find out WHO WE REALLY ARE, DEEP DOWN INSIDE and learning TO RESTRICT OURSELVES TO THE FUNDAMENTALS, meanwhile the market is lustfully squandering our millions, one after the other, having a nice couple of days for itself with our credit cards, burning through all the reserves we have so carefully put by in recent years, it dances and celebrates and has fun while we simply sit there like confounded idiots and watch it all in disbelief and we have no idea how we are ever going to find a way to actually relate to all that is happening right before our very eyes. and by now, all we do is watch, we don’t actually do anything anymore. I think its high time we saw some people who actually do something, who actively do something, people for whom the word crisis does not trigger a pathetic state of paralysis but people who have realized that this word is an instrument of power: where is the next cut back, who is next for the chop, a constant state of emergency. But the crisis is the new constant state and people are being torn between the external and internal states of insecurity, of panic, of fear, of longing, of hysteria, of the search for a different life. Nothing is dependable from now on, everything can, at any given moment, simply fall asunder, how do I deal with that? What can I rely on? Who or what can I use to orientate myself and how do I finally EXPERIENCE something substantial again? retreat? silence? departure?« The collaboration between Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk began in 1998 with »Nothing Hurts«, an evening about injury, vulnerability and the numbness of a youth spent in the 90’s. In last years’ season at the Schaubühne, »TRUST« was the first continuation of this exceptional dialogue between author and choreographer, director and dancer. The movements of isolation, of grotesque air steps and futile approaches gave theatrical wings to Falk Richter’s texts about the longing for a lasting sense of trust, the labyrinthine descriptions of the world and the disturbed conversations in relationships.

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From the Press

»The series of dance-theatre-hybrid-forms (associated also with the work of Constanza Macras) continues in the Schaubühne at a bold pace with »PROTECT ME«. Once more it is figures of dance which lend gravity to the concrete questions, fears and needs of the individual when faced with the impersonal space and abstract discourses of our system. ›Are we five days before the revolution?‹, van Dijk asks towards the end. This kind of theatre seems to be wishing for just that.« (Anne Peter, nachtkritik, October 27th, 2010) »Yet again the dialogue between text and dance is a success: individual, cheerfullygrotesque torrents of text, such as those by Judith Rosmair, are as convincing as Anouk van Dijks quirky but lonely dance solos.« (Eberhard Spreng, Deutschlandradio Kultur, October 27th, 2010) »The blows they [the characters] deliver and receive, time and time again, are just as artificial as they are self-inflicted. This, demonstrated with a consistent persistence by Anouk van Dijks explosive choreography, is the strength of the evening. There are no pretty, floating figures here, the dancers heads snap backwards again and again, as if an imaginary hinge on the chin were to suddenly give way. They collapse and implode against all rules of the anatomy or burst asunder as if a giant hammer-blow had struck the stage between them.« (Doris Meierhenrich, Berliner Zeitung, October 29th, 2010) »Text and body language come together in this joint piece by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk to form a meaningful alliance, […] as in his previous texts, and with a flair for the satirical, Richter depicts absurd situations of a society which delegates and outsources everything - their responsibilities, their feelings and even their everyday.« (Katrin Bettina Müller, taz, October 29th, 2010) »Most impressive, however, are the speechless images that Richter and Anouk van Dijk create time and time again. At stage left, the young and beautiful exhibit themselves in a cubicle; at stage right, the aged, half-naked father awaits his son, while, in between the two, the dance continues. It’s like a split screen, only three-dimensional, and therefore all the more effective.« (Tobi Müller, Frankfurter Rundschau, October 30th/31st, 2010) » (…) in their self-obsessed search for real feeling, for something to hold onto in a cold, market-led world, they form part of contemporary theatres most pertinent characterisation of todays ›Generation Psychotherapy‹.« (Barbara Behrendt, kultiversum, November 2nd, 2010)

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Photos

© Arno Declair

For a selection of downloadable production photos, go to http://www.schaubuehne.de/de_DE/press/detail/14741 or type www.schaubuehne.de and select Presse > »PROTECT ME«. Please observe the copyrights and credit lines attached to each photo. You may use all photos for marketing purposes in conjunction with this guest performance rights freely. Please be sure to always credit the photographer. Thank you for sending a draft [digital] for our approval before publishing as well as a copy of each publication for our archives.

Photos: Arno Declair

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Biographies

Falk Richter (Direction and Choreography) Born in 1969. Studied direction under Jürgen Flimm at the Universität Hamburg; since then he has been a freelance author (works including »Gott ist ein DJ«, »Nothing hurts«, »PEACE«, »Electronic City«), translator and director. He presented his first big production »Silicon« during the Junge Hunde festival 1996 at Kampnagel Hamburg. This was followed by others including Martin Crimp’s »Attempts on her life« (Amsterdam 1997), »Trainspotting« (Mainz 1997), »In the jungle of the cities« (Atlanta 1998), »God Is a DJ« (Mainz 1999) and »Nothing hurts« (Kampnagel 1999), which was invited to the Theatertreffen (Berlin 2000) and »We come to the river», an opera by Hans Werner Henze, at the Hamburgische Staatsoper. From 2000 to 2003, he was resident director at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, where he staged plays including »Die Nacht singt ihre Lieder« by Jon Fosse, »Polaroids« by Mark Ravenhill and »A Number« by Caryl Churchill. At the Schaubühne: - »PEACE« by Falk Richter (2000) - »Far Away« by Caryl Churchill (2001) - »4.48 Psychosis« by Sarah Kane (2001) - »Electronic City (Das System 1)« by Falk Richter (directed by Tom Kühnel, 2004) - »Under Ice (Das System 2)« by Falk Richter (2004) - »Amok WENIGER NOTFÄLLE (Das System 3)« with texts by Martin Crimp (2004) - »Hotel Palestine (Das System 4)« by Falk Richter (2004) - »The Seagull« by Anton Chekhov in a version with texts of Falk Richter (2004) - »The Disturbance« by Falk Richter (2005) - »Three Sisters« by Anton Chekhov in a new version by Falk Richter (2006) - »State of Emergency« by Falk Richter (2007) - »The Cherry Orchard« by Chekhov in a reworking by Falk Richter (2008) - »Intrigue and Love« by Friedrich Schiller (2008) - »TRUST« by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk (Direction and Choreography: Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk, 2009)

Anouk van Dijk (Direction and Choreography) Anouk van Dijk was for almost a decade a lead soloist with amongst others the Rotterdam Dance Group and Amanda Miller’s Pretty Ugly Dance Company. Since 1996 she dedicated herself exclusively to the creation and performance of her own work. She has been running her own dance company since 1998 and was awarded the prestigious Dutch Lucas Hoving Prize for her work in 2000. Her works have since then been touring internationally extensively. Anouk van Dijk has by now created fifteen full evening works and more than twenty shorter choreographies, receiving critical acclaim from international press and audiences. During her career Anouk van Dijk developed her own movement system, the Countertechnique, which she both applies in her own work and teaches internationally. The Countertechnique discards the dominant opinion in the dance world that all movement relates to one center in the body. Instead, following the coutertechnique, dancers always keep their alignment and balance by continually giving counterdirections to each movement. The Countertechnique creates a dynamic balance, allowing for extreme changes of direction and producing spectacularly large and articulate movements.

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At the Schaubühne: - »TRUST« by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk (Direction and Choreography: Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk, 2009)

Katrin Hoffmann (Stage Design) Born in Hamburg in 1967. She studied costume design with Dirk von Bodisco in Hamburg. Since 1995 she has been employed as the set and costume designer at the Schaubühne Berlin, the Deutsches Theater Berlin, the Schauspielhaus Hamburg, the Burgtheater Wien, the Theater Basel, as well as at the Staatsoper Hamburg and the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich. Since 1996 she worked closely with the director and author Falk Richter. Their joint production »Nothing Hurts« was invited to the Theatertreffen (Berlin 2000). From 2000 till 2004 she worked with Falk Richter on productions including Mark Ravenhills »Polaroids« and the German-language premiere of Jon Fosse’s »Night Sings Its Songs« at the Schauspielhaus Zürich under Christoph Marthaler. Katrin Hoffmann designed the set and costume for the premiere of Fosse’s »Shadows« in summer 2006 in Norway. Since 2002 she has collaborated regularly with director Tom Kühnel, most recently as set designer for his »The Creator of Consumer Worlds« at Theater Basel. Alongside that, she has worked with, among others, Sandra Strunz, Christian Schlüter and Nicolas Stemann. At the Schaubühne: - »Peace« (Author and Director: Falk Richter, 2000) - »Far Away« by Caryl Churchill (Direction: Falk Richter, 2001) - »4.48 Psychosis« by Sarah Kane (Direction: Falk Richter, 2001) - »The Seagull« by Anton Chekhov in a version with texts by Falk Richter (Direction: Falk Richter, 2004) - »The Disturbance« by Falk Richter (Direction: Falk Richter, 2005) - »Three Sisters« by Anton Chekhov in a new version by Falk Richter (Direction: Falk Richter, 2006) - »The Cherry Orchard« by Anton Chekhov in a version by Falk Richter (Direction: Falk Richter, 2008) - »TRUST« by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk (Direction and Choreography: Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk, 2009)

Daniela Selig (Costume Design) Born in Munich in 1972. She studied set and costume design at the Fachhochschule Hamburg and the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee. As a costume designer she has worked together frequently with directors Sandra Strunz, Peter Kastenmüller and Schorsch Kamerun. She has designed costume and set for theatres including Theater Freiburg, Schauspielhaus Zürich, the Münchener Kammerspiele and the Schauspiel Hannover. Daniela Selig lives in Berlin. At the Schaubühne: - »TRUST« by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk (Direction and Choreography: Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk, 2009)

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Matthias Grübel (Music) Born in 1982, he lives and works as a freelance musician and radio play-artist in Berlin. Publications and live performances a.k.a. Telekaster with the video artist Stephan Bünnig; prior to that, two published albums a.k.a. Phon°noir at the Belgian label Subrosa. Musical collaborations and remixes with and for Mikhail Karikis and Alexander Veljanov. Live performances and radio plays with the author Jörg Albrecht (most recently »Du Kannst Nicht Immer Schimmern, Mein Spatz!«, Bayerischer Rundfunk, 2009). Most recent theatre productions include original work for Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, Kleist Forum Frankfurt/Oder, and Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin. He is a member of the band Copy & Waste. At Schaubühne, he created the music for »Die Wissenden« (directed by JanChristoph Gockel).

Malte Beckenbach (Music) Born in Berlin. Educated in Paris, Bonn and Berlin. In 1999 he worked with Falk Richter for the first time on »God is a DJ«, a world premiere at the Staatstheater Mainz, on the music composition »Nothing Hurts« for Falk Richter/Anouk van Dijk at Kampnagel Hamburg. Further collaborations: »The Handbag«, »Who« (2000); »Nightsongs«, »In the distance« (2001); »A Number« (2003). Collaboration with Anouk van Dijk and Tom Kühnel; film music for Lars Becker. At the Schaubühne: - »Peace« by Falk Richter (Direction: Falk Richter, 2000) - »The System 1/Electronic City« by Falk Richter (Direction: Tom Kühnel, 2004) - »The System 3/Amok Fewer Emergencies« by Falk Richter with texts by Martin Crimp (Direction: Falk Richter, 2004) - »Hedda Gabler« by Henrik Ibsen (Direction: Thomas Ostermeier, 2005) - »Bombed« by Sarah Kane (Direction: Thomas Ostermeier, 2005) - »Three Sisters« by Anton Chekhov (Direction: Falk Richter, 2006) - »The Ugly One« by Marius von Mayenburg (Direction: Benedict Andrews, 2007) - »Drunk enough to say I love you?« by Caryl Churchill (Direction: Benedict Andrews, 2007) - »The dog, the night and the knife« by Marius von Mayenburg (Direction: Benedict Andrews, 2008) - »The Pigeons« by David Gieselmann (Direction: Marius von Mayenburg, 2009) - »TRUST« by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk (Direction and Choreography: Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk, 2009) - »Saved« by Edward Bond (Direction: Benedict Andrews, 2010)

Bernd Stegemann (Dramaturgy) Born in Münster (Westfalen) in 1967. Professor of Dramaturgy and Theatre History at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst »Ernst Busch« Berlin. 1999-2002 Head Dramaturg at the Theater am Turm Frankfurt am Main. 2004-2007 dramaturg in residence at the Deutsches Theater Berlin. His work as a freelance dramarturg includes collaboration with the Salzburger Festspiele, Kampnagel Hamburg, Wiener Festwochen, Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, Schauspielhaus Bochum, Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus. He is the copublisher of »Blätter des Deutschen Theaters« and responsible for several publications

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on dramaturgy and theatre history including »Die Gemeinschaft als Drama. Eine Systemtheoretische Dramaturgie« in 2001, »Stanislawski-Reader« (2007) and two volumes, entitled »Dramaturgie« and »Regie« were published in Theater der Zeit (2009). Guest dramaturg for the season 2008/2009, Stegemann is currently the head Dramaturg at the Schaubühne Berlin. At the Schaubühne: - »Intrigue and Love« by Friedrich Schiller (Directed by Falk Richter, 2008) - »Iphigenia in Tauris« by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Directed by Jossi Wieler, 2009) - »Prometheus, bound« by Aeschylus (Directed by Jossi Wieler, 2009) - »Demons« by Lars Norén (Directed by Thomas Ostermeier, 2010) - »The Good Person of Szechwan« by Bertolt Brecht (Directed by Friederike Heller, 2010)

Carsten Sander (Lighting) Lighting designer. Born in 1966 in West Berlin, Carsten Sander has been living in Hamburg since 1992. Before working at the theatre, he was a photographer. He developed and created his lighting concept over 12 years through his work for theatre projects and performances, as well as events, presentations and architecture projects. He has worked as a designer for Hamburger Staatsoper, Schaubühne Berlin, the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Bayerische Staatsoper München, Schauspielhaus Zürich, Burgtheater Wien, Salzburg Festival, Ruhrtriennale, Kampnagel Hamburg and FIFAKulturrahmenprogramm 2006. He has collaborated with, among others, Falk Richter, Katrin Hoffmann, Deborah Colker, Christiane Pohle, Thomas Hamson, Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Penelope Wehrli and Sandra Strunz. With the architect Katrin Spahr, he founded the studio for lighting and interior design »raumlichtbild« in 2004. At the Schaubühne: - »Far Away« by Caryl Churchill (Direction: Falk Richter, 2001) - »4.48 Psychosis« by Sarah Kane (Direction: Falk Richter, 2001) - »The Seagull« by Anton Chekhov in a new version with texts by Falk Richter (Direction: Falk Richter, 2004) - »Three Sisters« by Anton Chekhov in a new version by Falk Richter (Direction: Falk Richter, 2006) - »The Cherry Orchard« by Anton Chekhov in a reworking by Falk Richter (Direction: Falk Richter, 2008) - »TRUST« by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk (Direction and Choreography: Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk, 2009)

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Philipp Fricke Born in Lemgo, he studied at Die Etage dance school in Berlin and at the Rotterdam Dance Academy where he graduated in 2003. Since 2002 he has worked with several renowned dance companies in the Netherlands, including De Meekers, Company Koorts, Dansgroep Krisztina de Chatel and the Dansgroep Leine & Roebana. Since 2005 he has been a permanent member of Anouk Van Dijk’s company, anoukvandijk dc and has performed in several pieces by the company, including and most recently »Wowwowwonder in me«. He is also a teacher of Anouk van Dijk’s Countertechnique. 2010/11 to be seen as/in: - »PROTECT ME« von Falk Richter und Anouk van Dijk (Direction and Choreography: Falk Richter und Anouk van Dijk, 2010)

Erhard Marggraf A member of the ensemble of the Deutsches Theater Berlin for thirty years (productions by Heiner Müller, Thomas Langhoff and Valerij Bilchenko) as well as Johann Kresnik’s production of Ibsen’s »Peer Gynt« (co-production by the Staatstheater Hannover and the Salzburger Festspiele). 2010/11 to be seen as/in: - Servant in »Intrigue and Love« by Friedrich Schiller (Direction: Falk Richter, 2008) - Doge, Butler in »Othello« by William Shakespeare (Direction: Thomas Ostermeier, 2010)

Franz Rogowski Franz Rogowski was born in Freiburg in 1986. After 11 terrible school years, Franz was sure of one thing. He did not want any kind of a job that involved sitting on a chair. So he studied acting in Stuttgart, movement-theatre in Tessin and dance in Berlin and Salzburg. Franz is a performer with Banality Dreams and a porno performer for The Authentic Boys. He works with Lassbrothers and dances for Barbara Meyer. Previous collaborations with the Schaubühne include »Megalopolis«, in association with DorkyPark.

Judith Rosmair Born and raised in Munich, Judith Rosmair studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. Her first engagement was at the Schauspielhaus Bochum, where she worked with the directors Frank-Patrick Steckel, Jürgen Gosch, Leander Haußmann, Werner Schroeter, Frank Castorf, Dimiter Gotscheff and Jürgen Kruse, among others. Her roles include: Lieschen in »Die Wupper«; Cressida in Shakespeare’s »Troilus and Cressida«; Luise in Schiller’s »Love and Intrigue«; Klara in Hebbel’s »Maria Magdalena«; Gretchen in Goethe’s »Urfaust«; Honey in »Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf«; Martha in »The Misunderstanding« by Camus; and Ariel in Shakespeare’s »The Tempest.« From 2000/01 until 2008 she was in the ensemble at the Thalia Theater Hamburg. There her roles included: Ophelia in »Hamlet« (direction: Jürgen Kruse); Suki in Harold Pinter’s »Celebration« (direction: Stephan Kimmig); Queen Isabella in Christopher Marlowe’s »Edward II« (direction: Martin Kušej); Abbie Putnam in Eugene ONeill’s »Desire Under the Elms« (direction: Jürgen Kruse); Franziska in »Minna von Barnhelm«

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(direction: Niklaus Helbling); Roxane in Rostand’s »Cyrano!« (direction: Stefan Moskov); »Das wird schon. Nie mehr lieben!« by Sibylle Berg (direction: Isabel Osthues); »Dies ist kein Liebeslied« by Karen Duve (direction: Jorinde Dröse); Dorine in »Tartuffe« after Molière (direction: Dimiter Gottscheff); Gudrun Ensslin in »Ulrike Maria Stuart« by Elfriede Jelinek (direction: Nicolas Stemann); and Kismet in »Vatertag« by Franz Wittenbrink (see also http:// www.kismetseinbruder.de). Judith Rosmair was awarded »Actress of the Year« in 2007 by the critics of Theater heute. Since 2008 she has been a member of the Schaubühne’s ensemble. 2010/11 to be seen as/in: - Susan in »The Cut« by Mark Ravenhill (Direction: Thomas Ostermeier, 2008) - Ophelia and Gertrude in Shakespeare’s »Hamlet« (Direction: Thomas Ostermeier, 2008) - Lady Milford in »Intrigue and Love« by Friedrich Schiller (Direction: Falk Richter, 2008) - »Breakfast at Tiffany’s« by Truman Capote (2009) - »TRUST« by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk (Direction and Choreography: Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk, 2009) - Célimène in »The Misanthrope« by Molière (Direction: Ivo van Hove, 2010)

Kay Bartholomäus Schulze Born in 1966, Schulze studied at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst »Ernst Busch« Berlin. From 1990-99 he was at Deutsches Theater Berlin in »Gespenstersonate«, »Quai West«, »Stories from the Vienna Woods«, »Torquato Tasso«, »Ithaca«, »Othello«, and »The Blue Bird«. Since 1999 he has been a member of the Schaubühne’s ensemble. 2010/11 to be seen as/in: - »4.48 Psychosis« by Sarah Kane (Direction: Falk Richter, 2001) - Eilert Løvborg in »Hedda Gabler« by Henrik Ibsen (Direction: Thomas Ostermeier, 2006) - Miller in »Intrigue and Love« by Friedrich Schiller (Direction: Falk Richter, 2008) - »TRUST« by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk (Direction and Choreography: Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk, 2009)

Stefan Stern Born in 1982 in Frankfurt/Oder, Stefan Stern was a member of the Freies Theater Frankfurt from 2002-04, and has studied acting at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst »Ernst Busch« Berlin since 2004. He was a guest performer in various roles in »New Lives« at the Deutsches Theater Berlin (Direction: Robert Schuster, 2006). 2010/11 to be seen as/in: - Laertes and Rosenkrantz in »Hamlet« by William Shakespeare (Direction: Thomas Ostermeier, 2008) - Ferdinand in »Intrigue and Love« by Friedrich Schiller (Direction: Falk Richter, 2008) - Helmar Bertrand in »The Pigeons« by David Gieselmann (Direction: Marius von Mayenburg, 2009) - »TRUST« by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk (Direction and Choreography: Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk, 2009) - Iago in »Othello« by William Shakespeare (Direction: Thomas Ostermeier, 2010)

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Luise Wolfram Born in 1987 in Apolda. Since 2006 she has been studying acting at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst »Ernst Busch« Berlin. As part of her studies, she took part in »Mutually seductive« at the BAT theatre studio. Alongside her acting course, she has already worked in both film and television including a part in »Polizeiruf 110«, the short film »La Nina« (Direction: Moritz Richard) and »Jorinde and Joringel« (Direction: Alexander Paar). 2010/11 to be seen as/in: - Oceanide in »Prometheus, bound« by Aeschylus (Direction: Jossi Wieler, 2009) - Bianca in »Othello« by William Shakespeare (Direction: Thomas Ostermeier, 2010) - Geschwitz in »Lulu – Die Nuttenrepublik« after Frank Wedekind with texts of Berlin sexworkers (Direction: Volker Lösch, 2010)

Nina Wollny Born in 1980 in Bremen. Having graduated from her ballet training when she was young, she began her dance studies at the Rotterdam Dance Academy. She joined Anouk van Dijk’s dance company anoukvandijk dc and worked with the company on many dance productions, such as »Borrowed Landscapes«. In the last few years she has worked as the company’s rehearsal leader. Since 1995 she has been teaching Anouk van Dijk’s Countertechnique at various festivals and schools. 2010/11 to be seen as/in: - »TRUST« by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk (Direction and Choreography: Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk, 2009)

About Schaubühne Berlin

The Schaubühne Berlin represents a contemporary, experimental and international theatrical process. Since its foundation in 1962 well-known directors have created theatre pieces, initially at the Hallesches Ufer site, and, since 1981, at Lehniner Platz. Countless tours all over the world, prizes and awards for directors, productions and the ensemble speak volumes about the artistic team’s success in developing the Schaubühnes renown under Thomas Ostermeiers leadership. With Thomas Ostermeier and a selection of outstanding directors such as Falk Richter, Ivo van Hove, Katie Mitchell, Michael Thalheimer, Volker Lösch, Friederike Heller, David Marton and Egill Heidar Anton Pálsson as well as the choreographers Anouk van Dijk and Constanza Macras, the Schaubühne will continue its tradition of contemporary and critical new interpretations of classics from Greek myths through Shakespeare, Chekhov and Ibsen. Alongside them, the core of the repertoire is made up by contemporary authors, as documented by over 50 world and German-language premieres in the last ten years, an intensive collaboration with in-house playwright Marius von Mayenburg, Falk Richters diverse projects and dramaturgical work, the annual competition for young playwrights and playwrights as yet unknown in Germany, as well as the Festival of International New Drama (F.I.N.D.). For this festival, on eweek of the year is devoted to presenting new plays from both Germany and abroad. Since the 2008/09 season, the Schaubühne has been a founding member of the European Theatre Union Prospero. This union sees theatres from Portugal, France, Belgium, Italy, Finland and Germany joining forces to develop productions together and exchange guest productions. The collaboration opened with Thomas Ostermeiers production of Ibsen’s »John Gabriel Borkmann« in Rennes.

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