An premiere Am River: A chaos from stories in the Schauspielhaus Vienna!

An premiere Am River: A chaos from stories in the Schauspielhaus Vienna!

Porzellangasse 19, 1090 Wien, Österreich - On December 1, 2024, the Schauspielhaus Vienna celebrated the excited premiere of "Am River", a play by Mazlum Nergiz. The staging, director of Christiane Pohle, takes the audience to a magical place in the New York port area to the banks of the Hudson River. It is the scene where significant cultural and social issues come together. In an impressive stage design by Charlotte Pistorius, which shows a boot fence, a complex drama full of stories and characters, which at first glance have little to do with each other, unfolds, such as reported.

The piece addresses, among other things, the book burning of Wilhelm Reich in 1956, which forced Fernando P. Boto and indicates the repressive mechanisms of its time. The history of the artist Gordon Matta-Clark is also taken up, which caused a stir in the 1970s with his notorious "cuttings". The story of Ana Mendieta, who died tragically, is also processed and raises questions about identity and sexuality. The multi -layered action lines and the profound dialogues between the characters of Christopher and Dan give the piece a certain intensity. But despite the urgent topics krone.at does not always find the piece a clear red thread and loses its complexity.

unique co -production

Co -production with the Slovak National Theater underlines the variety of staging, which is listed in German and Slovak as well as with overtitles. The actors Iris Becher, Sofía Díaz Ferrer, and numerous others bring the story to the stage in a lively way. Critics emphasize the excellent acting performance, while at the same time indicated that the variety of stories and topics can occasionally have an overwhelming effect. It remains to be seen how the audience reacts to the upcoming ideas, which will take place on 4th, 6th, 7th and December 14th in the Schauspielhaus Vienna, as can also be read at