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23 rd SEPTEMBER

20.00/

/DURATION: 80’

NATIONAL THEATRE IN BELGRADE “RASA PLAOVIĆ“ STAGE

★ CORINNE MAIER (Basel,1981) studied Cultural Sciences and Aesthetic Practice at the University of Hildesheim in Germany. During her time there, Corinne became the artistic director of the Nachtbar series at the Stadttheater Hildesheim for the 2005/06 season. 2010 she led the 7th edition of the 100° Berlin Festival at the venue Hebbel am Ufer. Since that time she is producing her own theatre performances in different constellations. Her first solo lecture performance Heideggers Auf-der-Bühne-sein has been frequently invited to theatre and philosophy festivals, most recently to Philosophy on Stage #5 in Vienna. The work Selberdenken, Setzen!, developed by Corinne Maier in cooperation with Kris Merken in 2011 for the Treibstoff Theatertage Basel, won the festival’s audience award. Together with magic garden, Corinne Maier presented the performance Diagnose Diagnose at the Schlachthaus Theater Bern in November 2011.

CREDITS: Dramaturgy & video: Kris Merken Set nd costume design: Valerie Hess Sound design: Bernhard la Dous Performers: Shaheen Dill-Riaz, Anne Haug Photography: Brigitte Kassier Producer: Franziska Schmidt (stranger in company)

★ kris merken (Belgium, 1979) studied Applied Theatre Studies at Giessen University, which he completed in 2009. In 2008, he was the assistant to the artistic director of the venue Sophiensaele Berlin and has been engaged there as freelance dramaturgy. He has collaborated on works with numerous authors including Boris Nikitin, performance collective Monster Truck, Tim Etchells, Capri Connection and others.

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