Focus Living Theatre
The Living Theatre, founded in 1947 in New York by actor and director Judith Malina and painter and poet Julian Beck, stands for radical, political theatre that makes no separation between life and art.
Inspired by Antonin Artaud, Erwin Piscator and Bertolt Brecht, the company made a name for itself during the 1960s for their revolutionary, pacifist-anarchist works, some of which were presented in Berlin as part of Berliner Festwochen (“Frankenstein”, “The Maids” and “Mysteries” in 1966). On the occasion of Berliner Festspiele’s 70th anniversary, Theatertreffen will dedicate a series of events to the Living Theatre, continuing their “Focus”-series that was started in 2014.
Sunday, 16 May 2021
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Reading / Live stream
Reading / Live stream
Focus Living Theatre
“Das Theater leben (The Life of the Theatre)” by Julian Beck
A classic of political-activist theatre literature in a German translation
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Talk / Live stream
Talk / Live stream
Focus Living Theatre
Living Theatre: Then & Now
A talk about the Living Theatre’s impact on our present times
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Lecture / Recording
Lecture / Recording
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Feuertaufen in Berlin
Judith Malina at Berliner Lektionen
Friday, 21 May 2021
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Film
Film
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Resist! The Art of Resistance: Living Theatre
Documentary by Dirk Szuszies and Karin Kaper
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Talk / Live stream