Renaissance?
The Staatsschauspiel Dresden asked Instagram users to comment on the theme of “Renaissance”. 62 people participated and head dramaturg Jörg Bochow selected 47 terms for a brand-new text that was performed by their actresses and actors, in one take, within a few days of receiving the text. Selected words include: Justice; Humanism; Theatrical death; Rebirth; Michelangelo; Oxblood Red...
“You write, we play!” is a digital theatre project, born out of the pandemic.
Twice a month, the Staatsschauspiel Dresden invites its audience on Instagram to participate in a small performance. The users provide various terms, words, and phrases, based on which a dramaturg writes a text that is then performed by our actresses and actors. All that happens within a few days between receiving the terms and filming the performance in one take.
For the ETC-project “Renaissance”, the Staatsschauspiel Dresden asked Instagram users to comment on the theme of “Renaissance”. 62 people participated and head dramaturg Jörg Bochow selected 47 terms for his brand-new text, including: Justice; Humanism; Central perspective; Theatrical death; Rebirth; Neo-Renaissance; Spirit; Michelangelo; Individualism; Oxblood Red; Canals of Venice; Glimpse of Light…
Directed and performed by Henriette Hölzel and Jannik Hinsch
Text & Dramaturgy: Jörg Bochow
Camera: Diana Stelzer
Sound: Julian Preisser
Post-production: Désirée Noffke
The text was written less than 24 hours after receiving input from the theatre's Instagram followers. The actors prepared the performance within three days of receiving the text.