11 – 16 November 1997
Under the patronage of Dr. Hinrich Lehmann-Grube,
Major of the City of Leipzig
Festival Director and Artistic Direction: Ann-Elisabeth Wolff
Tuesday 11 Nov. // 07:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Schauspielhaus
Festival Opening
Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, Cesena
»Giulio Cesare«
(»Julius Caesar«)
Piece after William Shakespeare
Wednesday 12 Nov. and Thursday 13 Nov. // 07:30 – about 09:00 p.m.
Probebühne Mockau
Germany project, part I
Compagnie Gabriella Bußacker, Hamburg
»De Utschl And – Kommune 97«
Piece by Gabriella Bußacker
Wednesday 12 Nov. and Thursday 13 Nov. // 10:00 – 11:30 p.m.
Schaubühne Lindenfels
Germany project, part II
Compagnie Jo Fabian, Berlin
»Pax Germania«
Piece by Jo Fabian
(on 12 Nov. followed by audience discussion)
Wednesday 12 Nov. and Thursday 13 Nov. // 07:30 – about 08:45 p.m.
Neue Szene
Tanztheater Schauspiel Leipzig
»Come Quick Danger«
Dance-theatre production
(Contribution selected by Schauspiel Leipzig)
Debut performance
Thursday 13 Nov. and Friday 14 Nov. // 05:00 – 06:30 p.m.
Kellertheater
Improbable Theatre, London (1)
»70 Hill Lane«
A truly improbable story
German premier
Thursday 13 Nov. // 10:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Saturday 15 Nov. // 05:00 – 06:00 p.m.
Kellertheater
Improbable Theatre, London (2)
»Animo«
A totally unique form of theatre
German premier
Friday 14 Nov. // 07:30 – 09:15 p.m.
Schauspielhaus
Akademisches Theater Litauen, Vilnius
»The old woman«
Piece after Daniil Charms and Alexander Wedenski
German premier of version II
Saturday 15 Nov. and Sunday 16 Nov. // 05:00 – 06:15 p.m.
Neue Szene
Eva Černá & Karel Vaněk, Prague
»Applegames«
Dance performance by Karel Vaněk
Saturday 15 Nov. // 07:30 – 09:00 p.m.
Sunday 16 Nov. // 04:00 – 05:30 p.m.
agra Messepark / Halle 2
Compagnie Victoria, Ghent
»Bernadetje«
Piece by Alain Platel and Arne Sierens
Sunday 16 Nov. // 06:00 – about 09:15 p.m.
Oper Leipzig
Oper Leipzig
»Die Nase«
(»The Nose«)
Opera in three acts and one epiloque
(Contribution selected by Oper Leipzig)
Sunday 16 Nov. // 07:30 – 09:15 p.m.
Schauspielhaus
Final Night
Compagnie Olga Roriz, Lissabon
»Propriedade privada«
(»Private property«)
Dance theatre production by Olga Roriz
German premier
Friday 14 Nov. // 10:00 p.m – about 12:00 a.m. (1sr round – part I)
Saturday 15 Nov. // 10:00 – about 12:00 a.m. (1st round – part II)
Sunday 16 Nov. // 10:00 – about 12:30 a.m. (2nd round and award ceremony)
Schauspielhaus / Foyer
For the 1st time: Competition
»Das beste deutsche Tanzsolo«
(»Best German dance solo«)
Idea and Conception: Alain Platel, Ghent
Artistic Direction: Irina Pauls, Leipzig
(The laureates and all other participants of the 1st competition in the archive of the competition)
Workshop with Improbable Theatre, London
Phelim McDermott, Actor / Ben Park, Musician
Films
(in cooperation with Schaubühne Lindenfels):
\ »Geschichtsunterricht«
(»History lesson«)
Germany/Italy 1972, Direction: Jean Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
after Bertold Brecht, Music: Johann Sebastian Bach
Introduction: Fred Gehler, Leipzig
\ »Julius Caesar«
USA 1953, Direction: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
after Willliam Shakespeare
with Marlon Brando, James Mason, Deborah Kerr among others
\ »Charms Zwischenfälle«
(»Charms' incidents«)
Austria 1995, Direction: Michael Kreihsl
after Daniil Charms
Intruduction: Michael Freundt, Berlin – Leipzig
At the Festivalcafé:
\ »Bernadette«
The film about her life's story Bernadette Soubirous
\ »Lourdes«
History and present of the place of pilgrimage
France 1993, Direction: Rosa Perahim, José Castan