Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv: Ibsen: Peer Gynt – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv:
Ibsen: Peer Gynt
Ibsen: Peer Gynt
In order not to lose his soul, Peer Gynt must prove to Ibsen that during his life he was only himself. But how is one’s self even defined? Markus&Markus have found their Peer Gynt in a dancer, womanizer, pilot and father who suffers from dementia. One who can no longer follow along mentally must dread losing one’s status as a person. Yet the self has a dynamic grandeur. Markus&Markus follow their Peer in his world, a world which has no difference between dream and reality.
By and with Markus&Markus (Katarina Eckold, Lara-Joy Hamann, Manuela Pirozzi, Markus Schäfer, Markus Wenzel) Guest Herbert
A production by Markus&Markus in coproduction with Gessnerallee Zurich, ROXY Birsfelden, LOT Braunschweig and SOPHIENSÆLE. Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Europe, Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V., MWK Niedersachsen, Stiftung Niedersachsen and the Kulturbüro der Stadt Hildesheim. Medienpartner: taz.die tageszeitung
Photos © Paula Reissig
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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