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SCHAUBÜHNE BERLIN<br />
TRUST<br />
A project by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk<br />
Direction and choreography by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk<br />
WHEN<br />
Thursday 24 February–Wednesday 2 March<br />
WHERE<br />
His Majesty's Theatre<br />
This performance is 1 hour and 45 minutes with no interval<br />
Supported by<br />
Performed by<br />
Peter Cseri<br />
Anouk van Dijk<br />
Lea Draeger<br />
Jack Gallagher<br />
Vincent Redetzki<br />
A co-production with anoukvandijk dc<br />
11 FEbRuARY– 7 MARch<br />
perthfestival.com.au<br />
GERMANY<br />
Judith Rosmair<br />
Kay Bartholomäus Schulze<br />
Stefan Stern<br />
Nina Wollny<br />
Malte Beckenbach (musician)
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Schaubühne Berlin<br />
TRuST<br />
A project by Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk<br />
Performed by<br />
Peter Cseri<br />
Anouk van Dijk<br />
Lea Draeger<br />
Jack Gallagher<br />
Vincent Redetzki<br />
Judith Rosmair<br />
Kay Bartholomäus Schulze<br />
Stefan Stern<br />
Nina Wollny<br />
Malte Beckenbach (musician)<br />
Direction and Choreography ..... Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk<br />
Stage Design .................................................................................................. Katrin Hoffmann<br />
Costume Design .................................................................................................... Daniela Selig<br />
Music .................................................................................................................... Malte Beckenbach<br />
Dramaturgy .......................................................................................................................... Jens Hillje<br />
Lighting .................................................................................................................... Carsten Sander<br />
A co-production with anoukvandijk dc<br />
Supported by <strong>the</strong> Nederlands Fonds voor Podiumkunsten+,<br />
<strong>the</strong> community of Amsterdam (Gemeente Amsterdam) and<br />
<strong>the</strong> embassy of <strong>the</strong> Kingdom of <strong>the</strong> Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands.<br />
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION<br />
In TRUST, Falk Richter, author and director, and Anouk van<br />
Dijk, dancer and choreographer, and an ensemble made<br />
up of actors from <strong>the</strong> Schaubühne and dancers from <strong>the</strong><br />
anoukvandijk dc company, explore <strong>the</strong> shaky foundations<br />
and mechanisms of human bonds against <strong>the</strong> background of<br />
current crises.<br />
Relationships build up and break down in ever shorter<br />
timescales; <strong>the</strong>y become a resource in an increasingly intense<br />
competition. Binding, separating. Buying, selling. A picture is<br />
presented of human beings who, over <strong>the</strong> years, have radically<br />
intensified modern individuality and celebrated independence<br />
as an ideal.<br />
ANOUK VAN DIJK<br />
Choreographer<br />
At <strong>the</strong> age of 15, giving up her dream<br />
of being an astronomer, Anouk van<br />
Dijk decided to become a dancer<br />
and entered <strong>the</strong> Dans Academie of<br />
Rotterdam. At <strong>the</strong> end of her studies,<br />
she worked with <strong>the</strong> Rotterdam Dance<br />
Group ballet and <strong>the</strong> Pretty Ugly Dance<br />
Company. Very quickly, she created<br />
her first choreographies, but concurrently continued her<br />
career as a performer. It was not until 1998 that she decided<br />
to devote herself to her own shows and to teaching her<br />
personal technique, <strong>the</strong> ‘counter-technique’. Based on <strong>the</strong><br />
dancer’s freedom, velocity, rapidity and virtuosity, she asks<br />
<strong>the</strong> performer to execute for each movement he makes on<br />
<strong>the</strong> stage, an opposite movement – a rule which generates an<br />
‘irregular’, intriguing and generous choreography. In 2000, she<br />
staged Nothing Hurts with Falk Richter. TRUST is <strong>the</strong>ir second<br />
collaboration.<br />
Q&A WITH ANOUK VAN DIJK<br />
You created <strong>the</strong> counter-technique style. What were you<br />
trying to reveal or express when you created it that couldn’t<br />
be expressed in more conventional styles of dance?<br />
Counter-technique is not a style, but a way to use <strong>the</strong> body<br />
and mind while dancing. It affects <strong>the</strong> way a dancer thinks and<br />
makes choices, in training, in creation and on stage. Instead of<br />
using a centre in <strong>the</strong> body to maintain balance in dancing, as<br />
in more conventional dance techniques, in counter-technique<br />
dancers use a counter direction to each movement <strong>the</strong>y make.<br />
This creates a very dynamic balance and <strong>the</strong> counter direction<br />
helps <strong>the</strong> dancer to adapt <strong>the</strong>ir balance easily <strong>the</strong> moment <strong>the</strong><br />
movement changes direction. It gives <strong>the</strong>m a lot of freedom in<br />
dancing and increases <strong>the</strong>ir range of movements enormously.<br />
Dancers become very fast in changing directions and <strong>the</strong>y can<br />
take a lot of risks without injuring <strong>the</strong>mselves.<br />
How did your collaboration with Falk originate?<br />
We met more than ten years ago when I had just begun as a<br />
choreographer but when I was also still working as a dancer<br />
for Amanda Miller’s Pretty Ugly Dance Company. Falk had just<br />
graduated as a director and as a summer job he picked up<br />
dance companies from <strong>the</strong> airport for a festival in Hamburg.<br />
On one of those bus rides we met and we soon started talking<br />
about <strong>the</strong> differences between our professions. We found out<br />
we shared a lot of artistic interests and soon afterwards we<br />
decided to collaborate toge<strong>the</strong>r for <strong>the</strong> first time. We created<br />
Nothing Hurts for two dancers, two actresses and a DJ. This<br />
became a big success in Germany, and <strong>the</strong> piece was even<br />
selected for <strong>the</strong> prestigious Theatertreffen in Berlin. Afterwards<br />
we both became very busy starting up our own individual<br />
careers, so it wasn’t until 2007 that we decided to collaborate<br />
again, which resulted in TRUST in 2009. In 2010 we created<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r work, PRoTecT Me, which premiered in October.
TRUST is a symbiosis of text and movement. How do you<br />
and Falk approach <strong>the</strong> creation of <strong>the</strong> work?<br />
In <strong>the</strong> beginning we talked a lot about what is happening<br />
around us at <strong>the</strong> moment. In our lives, in society, in politics, in<br />
art. What is happening around us, where we are we now, in this<br />
time of our lives, in our 40s. We saw a lot of people around<br />
us who seemed to be under constant pressure. Excessive<br />
demands became one of <strong>the</strong> key words we used when we<br />
started to work on <strong>the</strong> creation. People are exhausted and<br />
<strong>the</strong>y still keep going on, no matter what. At <strong>the</strong> same time<br />
<strong>the</strong> financial crisis hit worldwide. We saw how seemingly solid<br />
systems started to collapse, how people were losing trust<br />
in <strong>the</strong> political system. Falk started to write about this, and<br />
parallel to this how a crisis can hit a relationship and break<br />
mutual trust. I started to look into how <strong>the</strong>se forms of pressure<br />
and deceptions were affecting people physically. We would go<br />
back and forth in suggesting ways of improvising and both <strong>the</strong><br />
actors and dancers would use <strong>the</strong> same assignments.<br />
I would slowly start to form movement sections out of <strong>the</strong>se<br />
improvisations and Falk would bring in more texts. From here<br />
we kept on going back and forth in forming <strong>the</strong> piece.<br />
How do you approach working with actors who may have<br />
limited dance training?<br />
The actors we work with are very sensitive people and we had<br />
some great instinctual movers among <strong>the</strong>m. Since we started<br />
to work physically from day one of <strong>the</strong> rehearsal process,<br />
moving became very natural for everyone to do. I would look<br />
at how <strong>the</strong> actors would move by <strong>the</strong>mselves and <strong>the</strong>y would<br />
get inspired by how <strong>the</strong> dancers were moving. From here we<br />
slowly formed a movement language that would fit every actor<br />
individually well. And <strong>the</strong> way <strong>the</strong> actors were moving was also<br />
influencing and inspiring <strong>the</strong> dancers.<br />
Berlin is a ‘hotspot’ for cutting-edge creativity at <strong>the</strong><br />
moment. How does TRUST relate to what is currently<br />
happening in Berlin and in European <strong>the</strong>atre in general?<br />
According to <strong>the</strong> responses we have received from both<br />
audience and press in Berlin, and also in <strong>the</strong> rest of Germany,<br />
France and Holland, TRUST speaks a lot about <strong>the</strong> state our<br />
society is in right now and at <strong>the</strong> same time works in a form<br />
that is fresh in approach of how <strong>the</strong>se topics are usually being<br />
addressed. As far as I know <strong>the</strong>re are very few choreographers<br />
and directors collaborating in equal partnership right now. So<br />
that might be something we are contributing to across <strong>the</strong><br />
artistic landscape of Western Europe right now. And <strong>the</strong>re’s<br />
an appetite for more!<br />
FALK RICHTER<br />
Director<br />
Falk Richter, born in 1969 in Hamburg,<br />
is one of <strong>the</strong> most important German<br />
playwrights and directors of his<br />
generation. His plays have been<br />
translated into more than 25 languages<br />
and are produced all over <strong>the</strong> world. His<br />
work constantly explores <strong>the</strong> issues of<br />
how <strong>the</strong> market system, globalisation<br />
and <strong>the</strong> ideology of efficiency influence people’s lives. Ways<br />
of speaking, thinking, acting, feeling and interacting with<br />
each o<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>the</strong> loss of intimacy and <strong>the</strong> search for au<strong>the</strong>ntic<br />
deep relationships are all integral issues. How do we function<br />
according to modern market? Where can we create moments<br />
of privacy? How can we create moments of stillness and<br />
tenderness in a world that is striving onwards at a high<br />
speed, where <strong>the</strong> market seems to be <strong>the</strong> only value, where<br />
relationships become just as flexible as work projects and<br />
where it feels like we are working all <strong>the</strong> time and all we do is<br />
take care of our careers at full speed with no goals in sight?<br />
And <strong>the</strong> question: how can SUBSTANTIAL LIFE actually<br />
HAPPEN?<br />
Plays include: Alles. In einer Nacht. (1997), Kult Geschichten für<br />
eine virtuelle Generation (1997), Gott ist ein DJ (1998), Nothing<br />
Hurts (1999), Peace (2000), electronic city (2002), Sieben<br />
Sekunden/In God We TRUST (2003), Deutlich Weniger Tote<br />
(2004), Das System (2002), Unter eis (2004), Hotel Palestine<br />
(2004), eine kurze Verstörung (2005), Die Verstörung (2005),<br />
Verletzte Jugend (2006), Im Ausnahmezustand (2007), TRUST<br />
(2009), PRoTecT Me (2010).<br />
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Q&A WITH FALK RICHTER<br />
Do you believe <strong>the</strong>atre can make a difference in <strong>the</strong> political<br />
life of a society?<br />
Yes, I do. Theatre can offer us ano<strong>the</strong>r way of looking at our<br />
lives, ano<strong>the</strong>r perspective; it can raise questions that you<br />
wouldn‘t ask yourself in everyday life. In TRUST I am dealing<br />
with <strong>the</strong> question of how <strong>the</strong> financial crisis has affected<br />
<strong>the</strong> way people feel, live, treat each o<strong>the</strong>r. How our society<br />
is driven by <strong>the</strong> market in times when nobody trusts <strong>the</strong>se<br />
markets any more and even worse: when nobody feels anyone<br />
can control <strong>the</strong>se markets, but <strong>the</strong>y control us. In <strong>the</strong> news you<br />
can follow <strong>the</strong> day-to-day current of <strong>the</strong> market. In <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>atre<br />
you can understand how <strong>the</strong>se fragmented day-to-day <strong>event</strong>s<br />
form a story and can fundamentally change human lives. You<br />
can think, question, you can laugh about <strong>the</strong> way we live and<br />
you can sit back for a moment and imagine which better ways<br />
of living would be possible.<br />
What thoughts, ideas or reflections do you hope people will<br />
take away from seeing TRUST?<br />
Basically <strong>the</strong>y can just sit back and enjoy <strong>the</strong> show. It is<br />
emotional and funny and entertaining and <strong>the</strong>re is a lot of<br />
beauty in <strong>the</strong> movement. It also raises some questions about<br />
<strong>the</strong> forces that drive our society. I had a few observations and<br />
questions concerning <strong>the</strong> enormous power of <strong>the</strong> market,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> importance of constant growth and efficiency in our<br />
everyday life, and I am inviting <strong>the</strong> audience to get engaged in<br />
<strong>the</strong>se questions: What are our values? Who do we trust? Do<br />
we have <strong>the</strong> same value system for our personal relationships<br />
as we have for our stock markets? Why is <strong>the</strong>re so much state<br />
money to save malfunctioning private banks when <strong>the</strong>re is<br />
less and less money for <strong>the</strong> arts, for education and for a public<br />
health system?<br />
Has your approach to writing changed since working with<br />
Anouk in a multi-platform style?<br />
Anouk and I worked toge<strong>the</strong>r for <strong>the</strong> first time in 1999. We<br />
made a show called Nothing Hurts which became a big success<br />
in Germany and Holland and pushed our careers when we were<br />
just starting as young artists. Then we worked on our own for<br />
ten years, each of us developing our own language and now we<br />
are collaborating again, bringing our two artistic approaches<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r again, and that feels really inspiring. I write differently<br />
when I write for <strong>the</strong> projects with Anouk. I do not write plays,<br />
I write a sampler of material: dialogues, monologues, diary<br />
entries, ideas for movement, socio-philosophical notes, ideas<br />
for improvs ... It is a text sampler of about 100 to 200 pages<br />
and it gives ideas for <strong>the</strong> improvisations and discussions we<br />
have. Only 20 percent of <strong>the</strong> text I write will be spoken on<br />
stage. The rest will somehow transform into movement or is<br />
material that inspires discussions and improvisations and that<br />
will be developed fur<strong>the</strong>r during <strong>the</strong> rehearsal project. When<br />
we lock ourselves into <strong>the</strong> rehearsal space, we really create <strong>the</strong><br />
play as we go. When we start, we cannot say exactly what <strong>the</strong><br />
outcome will be.<br />
Has TRUST changed/evolved since you have been<br />
touring it?<br />
Yes, we keep working on it. Whenever we have a show, we<br />
meet for one or two days and we keep making changes to<br />
freshen it up. Or we watch it toge<strong>the</strong>r on video and <strong>the</strong>n<br />
decide if <strong>the</strong>re is something we still want to keep working<br />
on. We see our way of creating as a constant process. After<br />
<strong>the</strong> premiere of TRUST, we worked on a book called TRUST,<br />
where we invited o<strong>the</strong>r artists, or people that work in <strong>the</strong> field<br />
of politics, philosophy, <strong>the</strong>atre, science or economics to write<br />
about <strong>the</strong> issues that we raise in TRUST. To give us feedback.<br />
We wanted to get people engaged in a discussion: what kind<br />
of society do we actually want to live in in <strong>the</strong> future?
We live and work in Europe, where almost every o<strong>the</strong>r month<br />
a country is collapsing because of aggressive speculators that<br />
ruin <strong>the</strong> country to raise <strong>the</strong>ir profits. Greece, Iceland, Ireland,<br />
and Portugal and Spain seem to be next. They all fall like <strong>the</strong>re<br />
was a war going on. The whole idea of a United Europe –<br />
which was so difficult to establish and is so important after<br />
all <strong>the</strong> wars Europe has faced – is seriously challenged at <strong>the</strong><br />
moment. The question is: will our political stability get shaken<br />
by <strong>the</strong> aggressive agents of a market that for <strong>the</strong> moment no<br />
government seems to able to control? Or will <strong>the</strong> people gain<br />
back <strong>the</strong> power over <strong>the</strong>ir own countries? And <strong>the</strong>se were <strong>the</strong><br />
questions that were keeping us busy while making TRUST.<br />
SCHAUBüHNE BERLIN<br />
The internationally acclaimed Schaubühne Berlin produces<br />
contemporary, experimental <strong>the</strong>atre works. Its renowned<br />
directors have made <strong>the</strong>atre history, first at <strong>the</strong> Hallesches<br />
Ufer and now at <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>atre’s current home at Lehniner Platz,<br />
since its establishment in 1962. The Schaubühne Berlin’s<br />
many international tours, awards and honours for directors,<br />
productions and <strong>the</strong> ensemble are an impressive testimony<br />
to <strong>the</strong> enormous success of <strong>the</strong> current artistic team. Under<br />
Thomas Ostermeier, <strong>the</strong> Schaubühne has continued to build<br />
its reputation and no o<strong>the</strong>r German <strong>the</strong>atre company has a<br />
comparable international profile. The Schaubühne’s tradition of<br />
contemporary and critical interpretations of classic works from<br />
Shakespeare and Chekhov to Ibsen and Tennessee Williams is<br />
maintained by Ostermeier and resident director Falk Richter.<br />
The company is also committed to <strong>the</strong> work of living authors,<br />
with over 50 world premieres to its name and an annual<br />
drama competition for young and emerging playwrights. The<br />
Schaubühne also holds <strong>the</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> for International New<br />
Drama (FIND), which sees <strong>the</strong> presentation of new work from<br />
Germany and abroad over <strong>the</strong> course of a week each year.<br />
PETER CSERI<br />
Performer<br />
Peter studied classical ballet in Hungary<br />
before switching to <strong>the</strong> Codarts Dans<br />
Academie in Rotterdam. He studied with<br />
many internationally recognised teachers<br />
and worked as an independent performer<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands. He has worked<br />
with groups including Anouk van Dijk,<br />
Club Guy and Roni and <strong>the</strong> Hans Hof-<br />
Ensemble. Cseri also works as an actor,<br />
mime artist and singer.<br />
LEA DRAEGER<br />
Performer<br />
Lea trained as an actor at <strong>the</strong> Leipzig<br />
College of Music and Theatre and<br />
was in <strong>the</strong> 2003 acting studio at <strong>the</strong><br />
German National Theatre in Weimar.<br />
She appeared in Ivanov at <strong>the</strong> Bochum<br />
Schauspielhaus and numerous<br />
productions at <strong>the</strong> Weimar National<br />
Theatre under Florian Scholz, Julia von<br />
Sell, O Hilliger and Thomas Thieme. She also appeared in <strong>the</strong><br />
TV production Die Rettungsflieger. At <strong>the</strong> Schaubühne: Three<br />
Sisters; The city; Intrigue and Love; A Streetcar Named Desire;<br />
Aufzeichnungen aus dem Kellerloch.<br />
JACK GALLAGHER<br />
Performer<br />
Jack studied dance with Jean Pierre<br />
Bonnefoux at Indiana University and <strong>the</strong><br />
Chautauqua Institution and subsequently<br />
at <strong>the</strong> Alvin Ailey American Dance<br />
Center in New York. He has worked with<br />
<strong>the</strong> Nikolais Louis Dance, ISO Dance, Zivi<br />
Go<strong>the</strong>iner and Neta Pulvermacher. Since<br />
1995 Gallagher has worked as a dancer,<br />
coach and teacher with <strong>the</strong> Anouk van Dijk Dance Company.<br />
Since 2002 he has developed his own choreographies and<br />
founded <strong>the</strong> Compagnie Bodies Anonymous (BA), which<br />
has guest-performed in over 20 Dutch cities, including <strong>the</strong><br />
Cadance <strong>Festival</strong> and Oeral <strong>Festival</strong>, as well as seven countries<br />
around <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
VINCENT REDETzKI<br />
Performer<br />
Vincent first appeared on television at<br />
<strong>the</strong> age of six. He was <strong>the</strong> child lead in<br />
Andreas Dresen’s Sommer vorm Balkon<br />
and appeared in Die Wilden Hühner.<br />
In 2006 he won <strong>the</strong> Undine Award for<br />
best film debut. At <strong>the</strong> Schaubühne:<br />
The Distraction; State of emergency; A<br />
Streetcar Named Desire.<br />
JUDITH ROSMAIR<br />
Performer<br />
Judith studied at <strong>the</strong> College of Music<br />
and Performing Arts in Hamburg.<br />
Her first roles were at <strong>the</strong> Bochum<br />
Schauspielhaus, where she worked with<br />
directors Frank-Patrick Steckel, Jürgen<br />
Gosch, Leander Haußmann, Werner<br />
Schroeter, Frank Castorf, Dimiter<br />
Gotscheff and Jürgen Kruse, among<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs. She appeared in Die Wupper, Shakespeare’s Troilus<br />
and cressida, Love and Intrigue, Maria Magdalena, Urfaust,<br />
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Misunderstanding and The<br />
Tempest. From 2000 until 2008 she was in <strong>the</strong> ensemble of<br />
Thalia Theatre in Hamburg where she appeared in Hamlet,<br />
celebration, edward Il, Desire Under <strong>the</strong> elms, Minna von<br />
Barnhelm, cyrano!, Das wird schon. Nie mehr lieben!, Dies<br />
ist kein Liebeslied, Ulrike Maria Stuart and Vatertag. Judith<br />
was awarded Actress of <strong>the</strong> Year in 2007 by <strong>the</strong> critics of<br />
Theater heute. Since 2008 she has been a member of <strong>the</strong><br />
Schaubühne’s ensemble. At <strong>the</strong> Schaubühne: The cut; Hamlet;<br />
Intrigue and Love; entgrenzung.<br />
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KAY BARTHOLOMäUS SCHULzE<br />
Performer<br />
Kay studied at <strong>the</strong> Ernst Busch College<br />
of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. From 1990<br />
to 1999 he was at <strong>the</strong> German Theatre<br />
Berlin in Gespenstersonate, Quai West,<br />
Stories from <strong>the</strong> Vienna Woods, Torquato<br />
Tasso, Ithaca, o<strong>the</strong>llo and The Blue<br />
Bird. Since 1999 he has been a member<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Schaubühne’s ensemble. At <strong>the</strong><br />
Schaubühne (selection): 4.48 Psychosis; A Doll’s House; Hedda<br />
Gabler; The cherry orchard; Intrigue and Love; entgrenzung.<br />
STEFAN STERN<br />
Performer<br />
Born in Frankfurt/Oder, Stefan was a<br />
member of <strong>the</strong> Frankfurt Free Theatre<br />
from 2002 to 2004 and has studied<br />
acting at <strong>the</strong> Ernst Busch College of<br />
Dramatic Arts since 2004. He was a<br />
guest performer in various roles in New<br />
Lives at <strong>the</strong> German Theatre Berlin.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> Schaubühne: The cherry<br />
orchard; Hamlet; Intrigue and Love;<br />
The Pigeons; Saved; o<strong>the</strong>llo.<br />
NINA WOLLNY<br />
Performer<br />
Nina was born in Bremen. After training<br />
in ballet when she was young, she began<br />
her dance studies at <strong>the</strong> Rotterdam<br />
Dance Academy. She joined Anouk van<br />
Dijk’s dance company anoukvandijk dc<br />
and worked with <strong>the</strong> company on many<br />
dance productions, such as Borrowed<br />
Landscapes. In <strong>the</strong> last few years she has<br />
worked as <strong>the</strong> company’s rehearsal leader. Since 1995 she has<br />
been teaching Anouk van Dijk’s counter-technique at various<br />
festivals and schools.<br />
MALTE BECKENBACH<br />
Musician<br />
Malte was born in Berlin and educated<br />
in Paris, Bonn and Berlin. In 1999 he<br />
worked with Falk Richter for <strong>the</strong> first<br />
time on God is a DJ, a world premiere<br />
at <strong>the</strong> Staats<strong>the</strong>ater Mainz, and again on<br />
Nothing Hurts. Fur<strong>the</strong>r collaborations:<br />
The Handbag, Who; Nightsongs, In <strong>the</strong><br />
distance; A Number. He also collaborated<br />
with Anouk van Dijk and Tom Kühnel and has done film music<br />
for Lars Becker. At <strong>the</strong> Schaubühne: Peace; The System 1/<br />
electronic city; The System 3/ Amok Fewer emergencies;<br />
Hedda Gabler; Bombed; Three Sisters; The Ugly one; Drunk<br />
enough to Say I Love You?; The Dog, <strong>the</strong> Night and <strong>the</strong> Knife;<br />
The Pigeons; Saved.<br />
KATRIN HOFFMANN<br />
Stage Design<br />
Katrin was born in Hamburg and studied<br />
Costume Design with Dirk von Bodisco.<br />
Since 1995 she has been employed as <strong>the</strong><br />
set and costume designer at <strong>the</strong> Berliner<br />
Schaubühne, <strong>the</strong> Deutsches Theatre<br />
Berlin, <strong>the</strong> Hamburger Schauspielhaus,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Vienna Burg<strong>the</strong>ater, <strong>the</strong> Theatre Basel, as well as at <strong>the</strong><br />
Hamburg State Opera and <strong>the</strong> Bavarian State Opera in Munich.<br />
Since 1996 she has worked closely with Falk Richter. Their<br />
joint production Nothing Hurts was invited to <strong>the</strong> Berliner<br />
Theatertreffen 2000. From 2000 to 2004 she worked with Falk<br />
Richter on productions including Mark Ravenhill’s Polaroids and<br />
<strong>the</strong> German-language premiere of Jon Fosse’s Night Sings Its<br />
Songs at <strong>the</strong> Zurich Schauspielhaus under Christoph Marthaler.<br />
She designed <strong>the</strong> set and costume for <strong>the</strong> premiere of Fosse’s<br />
Shadows in 2006 in Norway. Since 2002 she has collaborated<br />
regularly with director Tom Kühnel, most recently as set<br />
designer for his The creator of consumer Worlds at Basel<br />
Theatre. Alongside that, she has worked with, among o<strong>the</strong>rs,<br />
Sandra Strunz, Christian Schlüter and Nicolas Stemann. At <strong>the</strong><br />
Schaubühne: Peace; Far Away; 4.48 Psychosis; The Seagull; The<br />
Disturbance; Three Sisters; The cherry orchard.<br />
DANIELA SELIG<br />
Costume Design<br />
Daniela was born in Munich. She studied Set and<br />
Costume Design at <strong>the</strong> Fachhochschule Hamburg and <strong>the</strong><br />
Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee. As a costume designer she<br />
has worked toge<strong>the</strong>r frequently with directors Sandra Strunz,<br />
Peter Kastenmüller and Schorsch Kamerun. She has designed<br />
costumes and sets for <strong>the</strong>atres including Theatre Freiburg,<br />
Schauspielhaus Zürich, <strong>the</strong> Munich Kammerspielen and <strong>the</strong><br />
Schauspiel Hannover. Daniela lives in Berlin.<br />
JENS HILLJE<br />
Dramaturgy<br />
Jens grew up in Milan, Munich and<br />
Landshut. From 1989 to 1994, he<br />
pursued Applied Cultural Studies in<br />
Perugia, Hildesheim and Berlin. He <strong>the</strong>n<br />
worked as an actor, author and director<br />
for independent <strong>the</strong>atre groups at <strong>the</strong><br />
University of Hildesheim and <strong>the</strong>atre<br />
projects with children and young people.<br />
In 1996, he did dramaturgy for <strong>the</strong> BAT/<strong>Festival</strong> production<br />
Recherche Faust/Artaud before taking up <strong>the</strong> position of Co-<br />
Director and Dramaturge at <strong>the</strong> Baracke of <strong>the</strong> Deutsches<br />
Theatre. From September 1999 to July 2009, Jens has been<br />
an Artistic Director and Chief Dramaturge at <strong>the</strong> Schaubühne<br />
am Lehniner Platz.<br />
CARSTEN SANDER<br />
Lighting<br />
Born in West Berlin, Carsten has been<br />
living in Hamburg since 1992. Before he<br />
worked in <strong>the</strong>atre he was a photographer.<br />
He developed and created his lighting<br />
concept over 12 years through his work<br />
for <strong>the</strong>atre projects and performances,<br />
as well as <strong>event</strong>s, presentations and<br />
architecture projects. He has worked as<br />
a designer for <strong>the</strong> Hamburger State Opera, <strong>the</strong> Schaubühne<br />
Berlin, <strong>the</strong> Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Schaubühne<br />
Berlin, Bayerische State Opera Munich, Schauspielhaus Zürich,<br />
Burg<strong>the</strong>ater Vienna, <strong>the</strong> Salzburg <strong>Festival</strong>, Ruhrtriennale,<br />
Kampnagel Hamburg and <strong>the</strong> FIFA Kulturrahmen<strong>program</strong>m<br />
2006. He has collaborated with, among o<strong>the</strong>rs, Falk Richter,<br />
Katrin Hoffmann, Deborah Colker, Christiane Pohle, Thomas<br />
Hamson, Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Penelope Wehrli and Sandra<br />
Strunz. Toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> architect Katrin Spahr, he founded<br />
<strong>the</strong> studio for lighting and interior design raumlichtbild in 2004.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> Schaubühne: Far Away; 4.48 Psychosis; The Seagull;<br />
Three Sisters; The cherry orchard.
HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE<br />
825 Hay Street, <strong>Perth</strong>, Western Australia 6000<br />
Administration 9265 0900 Facsimile 9265 0945<br />
Email: info@hmt.aegogdenperth.com.au<br />
www.hismajestys<strong>the</strong>atre.com.au<br />
His Majesty’s Theatre is managed by AEG Ogden (<strong>Perth</strong>) Pty Ltd,<br />
Venue Manager for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Perth</strong> Theatre Trust venues<br />
AEG OGDEN (PERTH) PTY LTD<br />
Mr Rodney M Phillips, Chief Executive<br />
PERTH THEATRE TRUST<br />
Dr Saliba Sassine, Chairperson<br />
His Majesty’s Theatre<br />
Smoking is not permitted in <strong>the</strong> auditorium and <strong>the</strong> use of<br />
cameras, video and tape recorders is strictly forbidden. Patrons<br />
are requested to switch off mobile phones and watches with<br />
digital alarms prior to commencement of <strong>the</strong> performance.<br />
General Manager ........................................................ Rodney M Phillips<br />
Deputy General Manager ............................................ Belinda Dunbar<br />
Technical Manager ................................................................. Ian Studham<br />
Assistant Technical Manager .................................. Shona Treadgold<br />
Operations Manager .............................................................. Lizzie Coles<br />
Administrator ................................................................. Julianna Noonan<br />
Accounts Officer .......................................................... Genevieve Guard<br />
Maintenance Officer ............................................................. Ken Thomas<br />
Head Electrician ........................................................ Mat<strong>the</strong>w Nankivell<br />
Head Mechanist ................................................................ Bryce Goddard<br />
Head Flyman ................................................................. Mat<strong>the</strong>w McCabe<br />
Head Audio ....................................................................... Sebastian Marks<br />
Board Operator ...................................................................... Tony Gordon<br />
Archivist .............................................................................................. Ivan King<br />
Stage Door Keeper ......................... Helen Gortmans/Peter zappa<br />
Booking Office Supervisor ........................................... Jenny Franklin<br />
Front of House Managers ................................................. Meg Delahoy<br />
........................................................................................................ Emily Thomas<br />
................................................................................................... Narda McMahon<br />
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