BY AND WITH Markus&Markus (Katarina Eckold, Lara-Joy Bues, Markus Schäfer, Markus Wenzel) STAGE, COSTUME Maike Storf LIGHT DESIGN Anahí Pérez

A production by Markus&Markus in co-production with SOPHIENSÆLE, ROXY Birsfelden, LOT Braunschweig, Schwankhalle Bremen, Theater Rampe Stuttgart, Lichthof Hamburg, Pavillon Hannover and WUK Performing Arts Vienna. Funded by the Foundation Lower Saxony, the MWK Lower Saxony, the Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V., the Friedrich Weinhagen Foundation, the HannoverStiftung - Stiftung der Sparkasse Hannover, the City of Braunschweig, the GLS Treuhand and the Cultural Office of the City of Hildesheim. Media partner: taz. die tageszeitung

Markus&Markus is a theater collective that was founded in 2011 by students of scenic arts in Hildesheim. The group consists of Lara-Joy Bues, Katarina Eckold, Markus Schäfer and Markus Schmans. All four develop the works together and collaboratively - from the concept idea to the research/shooting phase to the development of the individual building blocks such as text, music and scenic realization. There are also specializations: Lara-Joy Bues and Markus Schäfer take care of organizational matters in addition to their artistic work. Katarina Eckold is responsible for the video. Markus Schmans and Markus Schäfer present the work on stage. Together, the collective stands for a unique form of documentary theater and passionate investigation.

The works are characterized by intensive research, the results of which, captured on video, form an elementary component of the productions. However, the collective is not interested in documenting reality and explaining the world - instead, the theater context is crucial for accessing reality.