Dibbuk - zwischen (zwei) Welten

In the organizer's words:

by Salomon An-ski
ONE PLAY, TWO PRODUCTIONS, THREE EVENINGS

Co-production: Theater dasvinzenz Munich and KULA Compagnie Transnational theatre

What forces of the past take possession of our bodies? How can we give them space and attention without them gaining power over us? How do we deal with our demons today?
An-Ski's play "der Dibbuk" is one of the most important works of Yiddish culture. It tells the story of a Jewish bride and groom whose marriage is prevented by the demon of a dead man - the dybbuk - who enters the bride and takes possession of her.
The transnational KULA Compagnie with artists from Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Israel, Iran and Afghanistan takes an artistic approach to this story.
The project of the transnational KULA Compagnie places this narrative in a contemporary, interreligious context. The current escalation of the political conflict in Israel-Palestine represents an immense challenge for the participating artists of the KULA Compagnie and at the same time reinforces the motive to meet in artistic work in order to make a contribution to dialog and understanding in a time of political tension.

The premiere was on May 17, 2024 at the Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen/ Theater Marl with further performances.

Here is the trailer, as well as a review in Theater der Zeit and on the platform Nachtkritik.de.

with:
Max Bauer (DE), (Chao Liu (CN)), Hadar Dimand (IL,PT), Sara Khalili (AF), Slava Kushkov (DE), Céline Martin-Sisteron (FR), Tahera Rezaie (AF), Jonas Schlagowsky (DE), Peter Schorn (IT), Romaric Séguin (FR), Masha Shmoulian (IL), Zinedinne Smain (DZ), Robert Spitz (DE,IL),

and via video:
Fariba Baqeri (AF), Pasquale di Filippo (IT), Azar Mahdavi (AF), Andrea De Majio (IT), Soliman Saien (AF), Alexander Simon (DE), Homan Wesa (AF)

written based on a template from An-ski and realized by Robert Schuster (DE). Stage: Sascha Gross (DE). Music and sounds: Max Bauer (DE). Light: Michael Bischoff (DE). Ambassadress, Assistant Director, Subtitles, Stage Manager: Khitam Hussein (DE). Assistant Director: Lena Thiele (DE). Video: Simon Vorgrimmler (DE). Three-dimensional animated spaces: Andrew Arnold (DE). Dramaturgy: Yotam Gotal (IL). Dramaturgical accompaniment: Zainab Qadiri (AF). Producer: Eric Nikodym (DE). Production management: Mareike Lehne (DE)

more about the premiere at the Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen in the TV report "Kultureinrichtungen im Griff der Antisemitismuskontroverse" in ttt - titel, thesen, temperamente on 05.05.2024

Price information:

Cat. 1: 35,- € / reduced 18,- € / support 50,- € Cat. 2: 25,- € / reduced 12,- € / support 40,- €