Christoph Marthaler & Volksbühne Berlin
Bekannte Gefühle, gemischte Gesichter
Dates
sat 23 mar 2019 - 20:00
sun 24 mar 2019 - 15:00
location
Rode zaal
price
€ 50 (standard) / € 40 (under-25s/over-65s) / € 8 (under-19s)
duration
2h 15' language
German - surtitles in Dutch/French
Christoph Marthaler, a master at characterising nostalgia and transience, created a moving musical theatre production in 2016 as a farewell to the de Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. With ‘Bekannte Gefühle, gemischte Gesichter’ he links back to the work that brought him immediate fame there 23 years previously: ‘Murx den Europäer! Murx ihn! Murx ihn! Murx ihn! Murx ihn ab!’. Without bitterness, but with multiple allusions to this performance, he makes it clear that the fun is over. ‘Bekannte Gefühle, gemischte Gesichter’ is a performance full of gentle irony, melancholy song and burlesque mime, executed by 13 of Marthaler’s iconic performers. This adieu to the Volksbühne from Marthaler and his colleagues is also a final expression of thanks. For friendship and for the imagination.