2023-07-28 14:32:53
These “Days for Contemporary Theater Entertainment” brought to life by director Zeno Stanek have a clear goal, according to the organizers: “To make contemporary theater tangible in all its diversity – sometimes surprising, very multifaceted, storytelling and touching. In addition, theater that deals with current social issues such as human stupidity or wisdom.”
“Stupidity can put on all the clothes of truth”
This year’s main topics “Shakespeare” and “Stupidity” have many associations in store: On the one hand, dealing with the English playwright William Shakespeare and his timelessly explosive questions. On the other hand, dealing with the multi-faceted phenomenon of stupidity, which reaches far into the realms of wisdom, cleverness and being smart. Often and happily paired, almost siblings, with foolishness, clowning or harlequining.
Karl Satzinger From August 11th to 20th there will be more than 100 events in and around Litschau on this year’s main topics “Shakespeare” and “Stupidity”
Because stupidity “is mobile in all directions and can put on all the clothes of truth. The truth, on the other hand, has only one dress and one way and is always at a disadvantage,” said Robert Musil in his 1937 speech “On Stupidity” – and thus aptly describes this year’s theater festival in terms of its theme.
More than 100 events in and around Litschau
There are around 100 individual events this year, performances, scenic readings and discussions in various formats. The performances are in Litschau, the northernmost town in Austria, at unusual locations, in the Herrenseetheater, in the Brauhausstadl and in the new event and rehearsal house Moment, which is right next to the festival center at the lido and the theater and holiday village of Königsleitn. Festival founder Zeno Stanek, who is artistic director together with Katharina Stemberger and Ernst Molden, is director of “Hin & Weg”.
Karl Satzinger Zeno Stanek, Katharina Stemberger and Ernst Molden (from right) are the artistic directors of the theater festival
As in previous years, the focus is on theater productions with first performances, guest performances and premieres. Kitchen readings in private households, author readings, scenic readings of new plays, the matinees “Fellinger’s Early Play” with panellists, radio plays, theatrical walks, fire talks and workshops deepen the festival theme and round off the programme.
Wildness meets wisdom at the festival
“In the past few years, a kind of ‘theater laboratory’ has emerged here on Lake Herrensee, where old meets young, music meets text, nature meets art and spirit meets enjoyment. Irregularity, also as a charming variant of stupidity, meets wisdom”, one can read on the website.
Young international and national theater makers, actors and artists come together in Litschau to develop theater together. This time productions from the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, New Zealand, Germany as well as from Vienna and the federal states will be represented.
Helena Vogel Till Eulenspiegel – the famous fool and jester, the free wanderer through time, the tightrope-dancing rogue – holds up the mirror to the people on August 11th and 12th in the old department store in Litschau
Playwright in Residence is Jerome Junod, chief dramaturge at the Salzburg Schauspielhaus, as well as an author and translator, musician and philosopher. The musicians in residence are the singer, composer, performer and musician Anna Anderluh and Philipp Kienberger, bass player and composer.
Theater in a package and related to the Litschau
The world premiere of “digging (housing)” addresses the question “How does the lake get to Austria’s northernmost city?” in stages. The “Chronicle of the northernmost city” by the theater group kollekTief, which is already well-known from last year and directed by AntoN Widauer, is dedicated to the history and stories of the city of Litschau in an artistic and exploratory way – again with: Alina Schaller, Anna Anderluh, the Litschau singing club, as well as many residents of Litschau.
Karl Satzinger The events of “Hin & Weg” are offered in Litschau, Austria’s northernmost town, at numerous locations, such as on the shore of Lake Herrensee
This year, for the first time, interested parties have the opportunity to choose preselected sequences and compilations of theater productions in a package. These specially curated Theater.Paths through the program help when you are spoiled for choice, take away the stress of planning and making decisions, because around 100 events at around 20 venues in Litschau and the surrounding area are being offered this year. One reads: “So there is the ‘Across the Bed.Path’ (a bit of everything) via the ‘Shakespeare.Path’ and the ‘Stupidity.Path’ to the ‘From Morning to Late.Path’ (once everything – more no one can do it!) special offers.”
Theater workshops will again be held between the two festival weekends, seven different courses from August 14th to 18th. A workshop on the subject of “poetic improvisation” will be held for everyone aged 14 and over. For adults, there are courses on topics such as body, figure and improv theater, as well as directing, acting and Feldenkrais, a body-related form of treatment.
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