CAFÉ EUROPA: The Political in Theatre (01.-04.11.2018)

Vier Tage Festival `The Political in Theatre`

Teilnehmende des Café Europa-Projekts „The Last Days of Mankind“ aus Deutschland, Polen, Frankreich, Irland und der Ukraine veranstalteten zusammenmit lokalen schottischen  KünstlerInnen ein viertägiges Minifestival des Europäischen Theaters und zeigten ihre Ideen von Theater und Performance.
Kuratiert wurde das Ganze von Siegmar Schröder aus dem Theaterlabor.

Schwerpunkt des Festivals war „Theater als Aktivismus“

Unter den beteiligten schottischen Künstlern waren unter anderem der Punk-Poet Rodney Relax und der `Scotsman Fringe First Award`-Gewinner John McCann, der seine One-Man-Show über Rev Iain Paisley performte. Außerdem wurde das Stück `Paul` erstmals in englischer Sprache gezeigt

Tag 1: Donnerstag, 1. November

7.30pm About Café Europa.

Members of Theaterlabor Bielefeld introduce the EU project Café Europa, and discuss international
collaborations from the past.

9.00pm DUPed – John McCann – Dundee, Scotland

Scotsman Fringe First winner John McCann presents DUPed, his one man show about the
Rev Ian Paisley. Based on interviews with campaigners, activists and journalists this docudrama
explores Paisley’s legacy.

10pm Tell Them Our Names – Smashing Times – Dublin

A screening of a short film about five women during World War One recalling moments of bravery,
sacrifice and love amidst the horrors of war.

Tag 2: Freitag, 2. November

7.30pm Dance With Playing – Plavo Pozoriste – Belgrade, Serbia

Internationally renowned Serbian company Plavo Povoriste in a performance which
celebrates movement.

8.30pm Trust and Terror, Rodney Relax, Edinburgh, Scotland

Performance poet Rodney Relax is a stalwart of the Scottish literary scene.  His work tackles
politics, ideology and human rights with humanity and humour.

9.30 pm How to Explain the Tangent Art to a Dead Frog,
Association Arsene, Paris, France

The Tangent Art is a series of dada-ist performances based on imaginary artists such
as Duchamp Duchamp, Marcel Duchamp’s brother, who is also a butcher.
Association Arsene explore the common ground between theatre and fine art with an
anarchic sense of humour.

Tag 3: Samstag, 3. November

7.30pm A Media Festival in East Ukraine, Kultura Medialna, Ukraine

Members of theatre group Kultura Medialna discuss the role of storytelling and theatre in Dnipro,
East Ukraine and how their activities change the face of the city.

20.00pm Spect-act Gavin Crichton Active Enquiry, Edinburgh Scotland

Gavin Crichton, of Active Enquiry presents a short film about Spect-Act, a two year project to
create a network of Theatre of the Oppressed working with three companies focusing on addiction,
domestic violence and mental illness.
21.00pm Paul, Theaterlabor, Bielefeld, Germany

A performance about the relationship between a father and his autistic child.
It is a story of everyday life, misunderstanding, love and hate, unexpected progress and hope.

Tag 4: Sonntag, 4. November

4pm  Rehearsal fragments 

A look at the different approaches to the material in
Karl Kraus’s epic work The Last Days of Mankind.

5pm International Co-operation, Leith Theatre, Scotland

An open discussion about the way European theatre makers have worked together on
Project 1568.

7.30 Extracts,  Teatr A Part, Poland

Members of Teatr A Part, Krakowice offer a look at its frank and fearless approach to
performance

8.30pm  Secret Ministry of Pestilence, Edinburgh, Scotland

Mark Zygadio, of the Scottish avant garde theatre group Secret Ministry introduces its theatrical
investigation into the Black Death, of 1347, which explores the peculiar behaviours and beliefs
we develop around disease.

21:30 Maps of Identity.  Anton Romanov, Dnjepropetrowsk, Ukraine

An exploration of the way storytelling examines identity in times of conflict.