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2026
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MADE.Festival 2026
Text Rolf Michenfelder (with grateful use of inspirations, thoughts, and words by Carolin Emcke, Sasha Marianna Salzmann, Fatma Aydemir, Navid Kermani, Deniz Utlu, Mithu Sanyal, Margarete Stokowski, Rio Reiser. Also by Max Schmeling, Ludwig Heymann, Friedrich Merz. And, unfortunately, also by Götz Kubitschek, Martin Sellner, Björn Höcke)
Two performers kneel on a simple wooden platform stage, wearing striking checkered blazers and white-painted faces reminiscent of clown-like characters. With lively gestures and expressive facial expressions, they turn toward the audience and appear to be in a dialogical or playful moment. The stage is equipped with props, including stuffed animals, small figures, and a framed setting reminiscent of a puppet theatre. In the background, there is a board with the words “Mut zur L…” (“Courage to L…”), hinting at a thematic element of the performance. The scene is deliberately minimal yet playful, creating a blend of theatre, performance, and a childlike fantasy world.
Unfortunately, the performance at Produktionshaus NAXOS on May 23 has been cancelled due to illness. There will be an opportunity to see the piece on May 31 at Staatstheater Darmstadt.   There are two men and their strange costumes: actually, they want people to forget how to sigh. Not only. But also. Maybe they should just start with something funny.…
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2026
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20:00
MADE.Festival 2026
From Boys* in Sync Ragni Halle, Jay Tebogo Fiskerstrand, Gregers Hansen, Jakob Krog, Simon David Zeller
A woman kneels in the center of a minimalist stage and stretches her arms wide – a powerful, almost triumphant gesture. With an open, radiant face, she turns toward the audience. In the background, four other performers stand in a row in front of a dark wall, dressed in coordinated shades of green. The bright, white-lit stage floor creates a strong contrast to the dark surroundings and brings the central figure into focus. The scene conveys an intense, theatrical atmosphere full of tension and emotional openness.
In 2021, Angela Merkel ended her term as Federal Chancellor. In her honor, a military ceremony took place, broadcast live by several TV stations. Although the so-called “Zapfenstreich” is a 300-year-old German military tradition, the images of soldiers marching through the night with torches unsettled both German and international audiences. Many associated the spectacle with historical images from the Nazi…
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