The 30th anniversary festival was supposed to take place from 03. – 08. Nov. 2020 under the motto »Alles nicht wahr« (»It simly ain’t so«). Unfortunately, the festival had to be cancelled completely just before its planned opening. This was due to a decree by the federal government to prohibit all events from 02. Nov. 2020 because of the rapidly increasing number of Covid-19 infections.
Trailer with clips of all guest performances 2020
Downloadable Festival booklet, flyer and evening programmes 2020 (PDF)
Theatre and dance from the old and new Europe
Under the patronage of Burkhard Jung,
Mayor of the City of Leipzig
Festival Director and programme: Ann-Elisabeth Wolff
in collaboration with the Artistic Advisory Council
Tuesday, 03. November 2020 // 7.30 – ca. 9.00 p.m. (Opening night) // Gewandhaus zu Leipzig / Mendelssohn-Saal
Musicbanda Franui & Nikolaus Habjan, Vienna / Innsbruck
»Alles nicht wahr«
(»It simply ain’t so«)
VIDEO CLIP
Music theatre based on songs by Georg Kreisler
Staging, puppets and actor: Nikolaus Habjan
Composition and musicians: Musicbanda Franui
German première
Wednesday, 04. November 2020 // 7.30 – 9.00 p.m. // Schauspielhaus / Große Bühne
Schauspielhaus Graz
»The hills are alive«
VIDEO CLIP
Theatre play with puppets
Text, staging and puppets: Neville Tranter
Actors: Neville Tranter, Nikolaus Habjan
German première
(In English language with German subtitles)
The performance will be followed by a public discussion with Nikolaus Habjan and Neville Tranter. Moderation: Ann-Elisabeth Wolff, euro-scene Leipzig
On 06. Nov. the film »The sound of music« by Robert Wise will be shown.
Wednesday, 04. November 2020 // 10.00 – 11.15 p.m. // Schauspielhaus / Diskothek
Paolo Nani, Vordingborg
»Brevet«
(»The letter«)
VIDEO CLIP
Comedy
Staging: Nullo Facchini
Actor: Paolo Nani
Wednesday, 04. November 2020 // 10.00 – 11.30 p.m. // Schaubühne Lindenfels
Nils Freyer, Berlin
Vogelsang meets Hoyer
VIDEO CLIP
Two dance pieces
Introduction: Prof. Dr. Ralf Stabel, Berlin
»Fünf Präludien aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier von J. S. Bach«
(»Five preludes from J. S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier«)
Choreography: Marianne Vogelsang
»Affectos humanos« (»Human passions«)
Choreography: Dore Hoyer
Reconstruction and dance: Nils Freyer
Piano: Ulrike Buschendorf
Drums: Marco Philipp
Shuttle bus: from Schauspielhaus
departure 9.30 p.m. to Schaubühne Lindenfels / afterwards backwards
Wednesday, 04. November 2020 // 5.00 – ca. 6.00 p.m. (World première) // Theater der Jungen Welt / Kleiner Saal
Dance piece
»Schule des Wetters: Schnee«
(»School of weather: snow«)
Piece selected by Theater der Jungen Welt
Choreography: Lisa Freudenthal
Dramaturgy: Winnie Karnofka, Anna Weyrosta
Thursday, 05. November 2020 // 7.30 – 8.30 p.m. // Schauspielhaus / Große Bühne
Compagnie Alias, Geneva
»Sideways rain«
VIDEO CLIP
Dance piece
Conception and choreography: Guilherme Botelho
Music: Murcof
After the performance the City of Leipzig International Caroline Neuber Scholarship will be awarded.
Thursday, 05. November 2020 // 10.00 – 11.15 p.m. // Schauspielhaus / Diskothek
Paolo Nani, Vordingborg
»Brevet«
(»The letter«)
VIDEO CLIP
Comedy
Staging: Nullo Facchini
Actor: Paolo Nani
Thursday, 05. November 2020 // 10.00 – 11.30 p.m. // Schaubühne Lindenfels
Nils Freyer, Berlin
Vogelsang meets Hoyer
VIDEO CLIP
Two dance pieces
Introduction: Prof. Dr. Ralf Stabel, Berlin
»Fünf Präludien aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier von J. S. Bach«
(»Five preludes from J. S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier«)
Choreography: Marianne Vogelsang
»Affectos humanos« (»Human passions«)
Choreography: Dore Hoyer
Reconstruction and dance: Nils Freyer
Piano: Ulrike Buschendorf
Drums: Marco Philipp
Shuttle bus: from Schauspielhaus
departure 9.30 p.m. to Schaubühne Lindenfels / afterwards backwards
Thursday, 05. November 2020 // 4.00 – ca. 6.15 p.m. // Passage Kinos
Film recording (from Theater an der Wien, 2020)
»Salome«
Opera by Richard Strauss
Staging and puppet design: Nikolaus Habjan
Introduction and discussion: Nikolaus Habjan, Vienna, and Ann-Elisabeth Wolff, Leipzig
Thursday, 05. November 2020 // 8.45 – ca. 9.30 p.m. // Schauspielhaus / Große Bühne
The nominated artists:
Marie Gourdain, Prague / Elisabeth Kindler-Abali, Berlin / Lulu Obermayer, Munich /
Renana Raz, Tel Aviv / Doris Uhlich, Vienna / Inbal Yomtovian, Nice/Jerusalem
Friday, 06. November 2020 // 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. // Schauspielhaus / Große Bühne
Schubert Theater, Vienna
»F. Zawrel – erbbiologisch und sozial minderwertig«
(»F. Zawrel – genetically and socially inferior«)
VIDEO CLIP
Theatre play with puppets
Conception and text: Simon Meusburger, Nikolaus Habjan
based on narrations by Friedrich Zawrel
Staging: Simon Meusburger
Puppets and actor: Nikolaus Habjan
The performance will be followed by a public discussion with Nikolaus Habjan and Simon Meusburger.
Friday, 06. November 2020 // 7.30 – 8.30 p.m. // Theater der Jungen Welt / Großer Saal
Pierre Rigal / Compagnie dernière minute, Toulouse
»Press«
VIDEO CLIP
Dance piece
Choreography and dance: Pierre Rigal
Music: Nihil Bordures
Friday, 06. November 2020 // 10.00 – 11.45 p.m. // LOFFT – Das Theater
Dance from Budapest
VIDEO CLIP
Góbi Dance Company
»Ne hisztizz!«
(»Don’t fuss!«)
Choreography and dance: Rita Góbi
Musician: Dávid Szegő
German première
Ferenc Fehér
»Imago«
Choreography, music and dance: Ferenc Fehér
Shuttle bus: from Schauspielhaus
departure 9.45 p.m. to LOFFT / afterwards backwards
Friday, 06. November 2020 // 3.30 – ca. 6.45 p.m. (including one break) // Passage Kinos
Feature film based on the musical of the same name
»The sound of music«
Direction: Robert Wise
Music: Richard Rodgers / Song lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein
with Julie Andrews (Maria), Christopher Plummer (Captain von Trapp),
Eleanor Parker (Baroness Elsa Schrader), among others
In German language
Introduction: Ann-Elisabeth Wolff, Leipzig
Saturday, 07. November 2020 // 2.30 – 3.15 p.m. // Theater der Jungen Welt / Kleiner Saal
Compagnie Philippe Saire, Lausanne
»Hocus Pocus«
VIDEO CLIP
Children’s piece
Choreography: Philippe Saire
(For children aged 7 years and older as well as adults)
Saturday, 07. November 2020 // 5.00 – 5.45 p.m. // Theater der Jungen Welt / Kleiner Saal
Compagnie Philippe Saire, Lausanne
»Hocus Pocus«
VIDEO CLIP
Children’s piece
Choreography: Philippe Saire
(For children aged 7 years and older as well as adults)
Saturday, 07. November 2020 // 5.00 – 6.30 p.m. // Schauspielhaus / Diskothek
Schubert Theater, Vienna
»Was geschah mit Baby Jane?«
(»What happened to Baby Jane?«)
VIDEO CLIP
Theatre play with puppets
based on the novel of the same name by Henry Farrell
Conception, staging and puppets: Nikolaus Habjan
Text: Manuela Linshalm, Nikolaus Habjan
Actress: Manuela Linshalm
Saturday, 07. November 2020 // 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. // Schauspielhaus / Große Bühne
Schubert Theater, Vienna
»F. Zawrel – erbbiologisch und sozial minderwertig«
(»F. Zawrel – genetically and socially inferior«)
VIDEO CLIP
Theatre play with puppets
Conception and text: Simon Meusburger, Nikolaus Habjan
based on narrations by Friedrich Zawrel
Staging: Simon Meusburger
Puppets and actor: Nikolaus Habjan
The performance will be followed by a public discussion with Nikolaus Habjan and Simon Meusburger.
Saturday, 07. November 2020 // 7.30 – 8.30 p.m. // Theater der Jungen Welt / Großer Saal
Pierre Rigal / Compagnie dernière minute, Toulouse
»Press«
VIDEO CLIP
Dance piece
Choreography and dance: Pierre Rigal
Music: Nihil Bordures
Saturday, 07. November 2020 // 10.00 – 11.45 p.m. // LOFFT – Das Theater
Dance from Budapest
VIDEO CLIP
Góbi Dance Company
»Ne hisztizz!«
(»Don’t fuss!«)
Choreography and dance: Rita Góbi
Musician: Dávid Szegő
German première
Ferenc Fehér
»Imago«
Choreography, music and dance: Ferenc Fehér
Shuttle bus: from Schauspielhaus
departure 9.45 p.m. to LOFFT / afterwards backwards
Saturday, 07. November 2020 // 10.00 – 11.15 p.m. // Schaubühne Lindenfels
Compagnie Berlin, Antwerp
»True copy«
VIDEO CLIP
Theatre play
Text and staging: Bart Baele, Yves Degryse
Actors: Bart Baele, Geert Jan Jansen
(In Dutch language with German subtitles)
Shuttle bus: from Schauspielhaus
departure 9.45 p.m. to Schaubühne Lindenfels / afterwards backwards
Sunday, 08. November 2020 // 11.30 a.m. – 12.15 p.m. // Theater der Jungen Welt / Kleiner Saal
Compagnie Philippe Saire, Lausanne
»Hocus Pocus«
VIDEO CLIP
Children’s piece
Choreography: Philippe Saire
(For children aged 7 years and older as well as adults)
Sunday, 08. November 2020 // 3.00 – 3.45 p.m. // Theater der Jungen Welt / Kleiner Saal
Compagnie Philippe Saire, Lausanne
»Hocus Pocus«
VIDEO CLIP
Children’s piece
Choreography: Philippe Saire
(For children aged 7 years and older as well as adults)
Sunday, 08. November 2020 // 5.00 – 6.30 p.m. // Schauspielhaus / Diskothek
Schubert Theater, Vienna
»Was geschah mit Baby Jane?«
(»What happened to Baby Jane?«)
VIDEO CLIP
Theatre play with puppets
based on the novel of the same name by Henry Farrell
Conception, staging and puppets: Nikolaus Habjan
Text: Manuela Linshalm, Nikolaus Habjan
Actress: Manuela Linshalm
Sunday, 08. November 2020 // 5.00 – 6.15 p.m. // Schaubühne Lindenfels
Compagnie Berlin, Antwerp
»True copy«
VIDEO CLIP
Theatre play
Text and staging: Bart Baele, Yves Degryse
Actors: Bart Baele, Geert Jan Jansen
(In Dutch language with German subtitles)
Sunday, 08. November 2020 // 7.30 – 9.00 p.m. (Final night) // Schauspielhaus / Große Bühne
Compagnie Maguy Marin, Lyon
»May B«
VIDEO CLIP
Dance piece
Choreography: Maguy Marin
Music: Franz Schubert, Gilles de Binche, Gavin Bryars
Sunday, 08. November 2020 // 4.00 – ca. 6.15 p.m. // Passage Kinos
Film recording (from Teatro Real, Madrid, 2012)
»C(h)œurs«
Music and dance theatre by Alain Platel, Ghent
Music: Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner
Musical conduction: Marc Piollet / Choir and orchestra: Teatro Real, Madrid
Dancers: les ballets C de la B, Gent
Introduction: Arnd Wesemann, journalist, editor tanz, Berlin
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