ALL THE FRAMED SKIES AND HORIZONS AND SEAS

In the organizer's words:

An audiovisual performance by sound artist Gregor Pfeffer with video artist Thadeusz Tischbein

What does it feel like when every place has already been photographed, every perfect perspective has already been found and an image can be recreated from the world's memory at any time? When do we make do with the digital twin and stop exploring the real world? The Expanded Cinema work, in which sound artist Gregor Pfeffer and video artist Thadeusz Tischbein take the audience on a virtual journey to the Greek Mediterranean, revolves around these questions.

An artist enters a ruined building by the sea and walks up the stairs, higher and higher. Once at the top, the building has been transformed into a Grand Teatro for viewing the landscape: a film projected onto the surrounding walls frames the viewer:interior - a blue, glowing ribbon.

"I wanna ask you, camera, have you ever seen such a blue? What a strike to your blue photocells! Forgive me for putting dirt and dust on your lens again, dirt on the sensor, sand on my feet."

He takes the display off the table, again. His eyes hurt, but he has to go again. His gaze glides over the flawless glass surface to the distant horizon, shimmering blue in the dark room. He touches the surface of the water and shifts the section a little. With a practiced gesture, he zooms into the picture, further and further in, until the rippling of the waves can almost be heard. "I should have gone there," he thinks briefly, scratches his head and doubts whether it would have made a difference.

Expanded Cinema at the 94/24 anniversary tour: The "expanded cinema" with its possible multiple projections and multimedia actions, in which film, video and slides can be combined with live performances, has been on the Schaubühne's program since the very beginning. Even before the official opening, the cinema installation "Ein Lichtspieltraum" ("A light showroom") in the fall of 1993 for the DOK week was a hit. Other projects over the years have included "Fellini-Schau: Luci del cinema", "Salute, Organon!", "Lenz in Metropolis" or "Atlas of the Wounded Buildings". Video artist Thadeusz Tischbein was responsible for the latter work and has also been involved in many Schaubühne productions. For example, he co-directed our mini-series "Brodsky ...Ferngespräche" alongside René Reinhardt.

Artistic direction: Gregor Pfeffer, Thadeusz Tischbein
Production management: Hannes Raetz
Music: Gregor Pfeffer
Video: Thadeusz Tischbein
Technology: Benjamin Henkel

A cooperation with the Schaubühne Lindenfels.

This event is part of our anniversary tour 94/24. If you attend four paid events in the stage or cinema area of this series, you will receive free admission to the fifth! Stamp cards for our anniversary tour are available at our box office .