Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv: Ibsen: John Gabriel Borkman – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv:
Ibsen: John Gabriel Borkman
Ibsen: John Gabriel Borkman
Whoever believes they have already seen John Gabriel Borkman on stage, only knows the beginning of the story. Markus&Markus rip down the borders between art and life, and show the Borkman of today: an unemployed coal miner who got rich off of bank deals and speculation and then landed in jail because of multiple cases of fraud. After his release from jail he holed himself up at home and became a hoarder. The theater collective has dug him out. Where does reality end here and fiction begin?
BY AND WITH Markus&Markus (Katarina Eckold, Lara-Joy Hamann, Manuela Pirozzi, Markus Schäfer, Markus Wenzel) GUEST John Gabriel Borkman
A production by Markus&Markus. Funded by Stiftung Niedersachsen, Friedrich Weinhagen Stiftung, Landschaftsverband Hildesheim, AStA Hannover, StuPa Hildesheim. Media partner: taz. die tageszeitung
Photos © Till Böcker
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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