Scene study: Marionette by the 51st intake

They hang, they swing, they float, they fall. They explore what’s possible with marionettes and are surprised by their stubbornness. And although they have no will of their own, they do exactly as they please.

• Participants: Luisa Ilisch, Maria Mandl, Sophia Brocker, Mikołaj Mankiewicz (Erasmus student)
• Tutor: Markus Joss

Room 1.38

The Heart-Eater

By Ferdinand Schmalz

“Actually, everything is perfect: bees are buzzing, crickets are chirping, cows are mooing, and in three days’ time the new shopping centre is set to open. The whole village will gather there and emotions will run high.

And then, suddenly, there’s a dead body.” Four bog bodies have found the remains of a script by Ferdinand Schmalz deep in the marsh, along with a few marionettes from the seventies, and are now performing for their lives. For there are these holes where their hearts used to be, stolen years ago by a heart-eater.

• Cast: Alina Koval, Ronja Bemann, Mika Sander, Alexander Grams
• Tutor: Magda Lena Schlott

Room 1.39

Bookpink

By Caren Jeß

Bookpink explores the depths of human nature and social injustices, drawing inspiration from the world of birds. Are we, as puppets, human or bird? Across five miniatures, you’ll hear of the Dreckspfau’s dreams for the future, follow the turkey’s missteps, wonder why the buzzard communicates monosemantically, and set the flamingos free from our imagination.

• Cast: Eva Inselmann, Sarah John, Eva Laas
• Lecturer: Annemie Twardawa

Room 1.41