POESIEN EINES CUTS (Poerty of A Haircut) explores aesthetics of rupture and beginning as a mixture of upbeat pop, conversation and the shine of hairdressing scissors.
On May 15, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio of the
Schaubühne Berlin
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In his play, Calle Fuhr uncovers the evil machinations behind property speculation, gentrification and fraud. As he unveils one scandal after another in the most entertaining way, one can’t help but stunning. At the end, you begin to ask yourself who can actually be trusted.
Aude and Lou are best friends. For 35 years they have been able to find solace in each other’s sorrows. Now Aude is pregnant and her fetus has trisomy 21. Lou insists on an abortion, Aude wants to keep the child.
The two ruthlessly argue about life and their own values – a declaration of love to female friendship.
The premiere will take place on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
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There’s not much to do in a small German town, which is why a group of adults get together to form a Bible reading group. Gradually, the self-appointed pastor becomes a fanatical leader who makes decisions about the lives of the members of his ‘association’.
The world premiere will take place on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. at Schauspielhaus Wien.
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When Astrid invites her supervisor Wolfram Balderkamp for an informal work meeting, her partner Klara is outraged. Balderkamp teaches at the same school where Klara was Astrid’s pupil ten years ago. What happens when he remembers her?
Like a spider, Wolfram prowls through the apartment and weaves a dangerous questioning web: where did the two of them meet? and when exactly? What happened with this one girl on the school trip?
The German-language premiere will take place on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 8:00 p.m.
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Following its successful premiere at the 40th Munich Film Festival, Erol Afşin’s drama IT’S BURNING (ES BRENNT) has toured through national and international festivals.
The debut will screen for the first time in Berlin on February 20, 2024 at Maxim Gorki Theater at 8:00 p.m.
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IT’S BURNING
D, feature, 88 min., 2022
Directed & written by: Erol Afşin
Amal, Omar and their son Ahmad are a happy Arab family living in Germany. In the playground, they meet a man named Franz. The situation gets out of hand when Franz insults and attacks Amal because of her headscarf. A court case is initiated. During the hearings, an incident occurs that will completely change the family’s life.
Based on a true story.
Scenes from the marriage of Martin and Katja – he is a coach, she is a therapist, both now are astronautics trainees – who fly to Jupiter in a space capsule…
The premiere will take place on February 16, 2024 at 8:00 pm.
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It is 2008 and the US real estate bubble bursts. The Lehman Brothers investment bank announces insolvency. What follows is a global financial crisis and the search for the culprits.
British composer Russell Hepplewhite and American librettist Seth Bockley create a blackly humorous farce about a system that enabled a few players to amass wealth at the expense of ordinary people.
In English language with German surtitles.
Premiere on Februar 9, 2024 at 8:oo p.m.
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