Postdramatic

Postdramatic, that's how they call this style of theatre, at least, that's what a German dramaturgic advisor told us. In a pretty well-known internet encyclopaedia it's described as: „Postdramatic theatre is not primarily focused on the drama in itself, but evolves a performative aesthetic in which the text of the drama is put in a special relation to the material situation of the performance and the stage. Thus postdramatic theatre is more striving to produce an effect amongst the spectators than to remain true to the text.“

The play „Occident-express“ extends the scope of regular theatre playing: props and make-up are right on the stage itself, while the actors are primarily playing themselves.

The play was sold out, the audience at the harbour of Stuttgart enjoyed it a lot; the applause was long and warm. Luckily, the weather was good as well. The only thing bothering our minds is the forecast for the weekend: they announced hail and very low temperatures. So we hope (as usual) that the forecast might be wrong...