Spielart: Magazine

Recrafting a Representation Machine

Betty Yi-Chun Chen spoke with Stefan Kaegi (Rimini Protokoll) about his piece THIS IS NOT AN EMBASSY (MADE IN TAIWAN) – about the power of representation and how theatre can become a stage for geopolitical tensions.

DECOLONIAL AESTHETICS IN CONTEMPORARY THEATRE

In ihrem neuen Buch untersucht Grit Köppen zeitgenössische Stücke frankophoner afrikanischer und afro-diasporischer Theaterautor*innen. Die Autorin unternimmt mit der Kulturjournalistin Merle Zils im Rauch & König Buchladen einen spannenden Gang durch aktuelle Theaterforschung und die Tendenzen dekolonialer Schreibweisen für das Theater.

Englisch, meine Muttersprache!

Die Künstlerin Gisemba Ursula gibt Einblicke in die Entstehung des kollektiven Theaterprojekts THIS PLOT IS NOT FOR SALE.

On Selection of the programme BIRDS ON PERIPHERIES

Boyzie Cekwana offers a behind-the-scenes look at BIRDS ON PERIPHERIES: he reflects on the process of selecting performances and on how a collectively curated program takes shape.

OPEN CALL – NON-ALIGNED NEWSREELS

We are looking for participants with connections to countries such as former Yugoslavia, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Ghana to share their memories and reflections on history.

OPEN CALL – TEENAGE SONGBOOK OF LOVE AND SEX

We're looking for young singers and songwriters (approx. between 16 and 21) for Munich’s international SPIELART Festival!

3 Questions for Denijen Pauljević

Denijen Pauljević, together with Theresa Seraphin and Gisemba Ursula, is presenting the production THIS PLOT IS NOT FOR SALE at this year's SPIELART Festival. In our brief interview, he discusses language as a means of resistance, improvisation as a survival strategy and how hope can endure in the face of political adversity.

3 Questions for Theresa Seraphin

Theresa Seraphin is presenting the production THIS PLOT IS NOT FOR SALE at this year's SPIELART Festival, together with Gisemba Ursula and Denijen Pauljević. In our three-question interview, she discusses spaces for exchange beyond political deadlocks, the most important tool, and her current favourite song.