Dead silence. Berlin in silence. White noise on the radio. Music has been banned. Only the birds are allowed to sing. But from the barricaded cellar of the Neuköllner Oper, a group of young people are taking to the streets in resistance. In the blue hour between day and night, the subversive movement that calls […]
What is a father? And what is he not? Did my father love me? A great theatrical evening of encounters and emotions unfolds between musical, drama and dance. The text by the successful author couple Lutz Hübner and Sarah Nemitz is accompanied by epochal songs from pop history from Fats Domino, Bowie, Beatles and Queen […]
The audience discussion following Lisa’s Land of Smiles revolves around (cultural) relationships, expectations and prejudices. Following on from the characters Mi and Sou-Chong in Franz Lehár’s operetta, but above all in the new adaptation by Elisabeth Pape and Abigél Varga, we talk to the performer Vivian Yau (Hong Kong) about her personal experiences in the […]
“Yours is my whole heart, where you are not, I cannot be…” – Can you still say (sing) that today if you are serious about love? How much sentiment, nostalgia, even kitsch is still possible before it becomes ridiculous? Lisa simply tries it out. She wants to know, the thing with love, the dreams that […]
So young, so successful. The YOUNG NKO ORCHESTRA is on tour: Sold-out halls. Thunderous applause. But while the euphoric fans stream out of the concert hall, the ensemble drags itself back to the hotel, exhausted and dissatisfied. But is this even the right hotel and was the elevator there this morning? The rooms were at […]
In contrast to a present oriented toward effectiveness and utility, there is a great virtue of “waste”: devotion. It is one of the wonders of the human species – what would be our cooperation, what would be the history of mankind without devotion? And how strange: surrendering, letting go of much and giving up, man […]
What gives us meaning, where do we seek stability – especially in these turbulent times? Bach would have a clear answer to this. But does it still count today?Follow us into the lobby of the Hotel Heaven. At five o’clock at night, three guests meet by chance, but is there such a thing as chance? […]
We immerse ourselves in a strange and incomparable world. Six people, the call of a falcon and the dreamlike story of three couples who fight resolutely and courageously for their idea of happiness begins. For the right to make their own decisions and shape their own lives – with or without their own children. Following […]
Junior producer Vanessa Edler is faced with an insurmountable task: she has to make a new blockbuster that won’t offend even the most sensitive viewers: A politically correct version of “Snow White.” The management of her streaming provider expects a box office success for everyone. But is that even possible? Can a politically correct fairy […]
