Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv: Ibsen: Gespenster – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv:
Ibsen: Gespenster
Ibsen: Gespenster
Is there a fundamental right to choose to die? In Ibsen’s drama the protagonist Osvald asks his mother to help him with his euthanasia – she is completely torn. In 2014 the group spent 18 months with 81 year-old Margot and accompanied her to Switzerland where she, with the assistance of an organization, put an end to her own life. A controversial discourse clashes together with a drama whose protagonist is already dead: on stage there is only the performer and the documentation of this particular encounter left over.
BY AND WITH Markus&Markus (Katarina Eckold, Lara-Joy Hamann, Manuela Pirozzi, Markus Schäfer, Markus Wenzel) GUEST Margot
A production by Markus&Markus in coproduction with Gessnerallee Zurich, ROXY Birsfelden and Mousonturm Frankfurt. Funded by the city of Zurich, canton Zurich, Migros-Kulturprozent, Fondation Nestlé pour l’art, Ernst-Göhner Foundation and the Fachausschuss Theater und Tanz BS/BL. Media partner: taz.die tageszeitung
Foto © Robin Junicke
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.
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