Exil

1 hour 45 minutes - No break
The number of refugees has increased significantly, as reported by the UN Refugee Agency as early as the end of 2021: 84 million people worldwide are fleeing violence, war and the consequences of climate change. People who have to leave their homes often do not do so voluntarily. Banishment, expatriation or political persecution in their own country force them to do so. However, Europe's external borders on land and at sea are strictly guarded. Human rights violations in the name of border security and illegal pushbacks are commonplace. Once people have made it into exile, they often work to change political conditions in their home country to create a basis for return. With regard to the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and the flight movements of past years, the production EXIL aims, among other things, to examine the current living conditions of refugees through artistic means.


The number of refugees has increased considerably, as the UN Refugee Agency reported as early as the end of 2021: 84 million people worldwide are fleeing violence, war and the consequences of climate change. People who have to leave their homes often do not do so voluntarily. Banishment, expatriation or political persecution in their own country force them to do so. However, Europe's external borders on land and at sea are strictly guarded. Human rights violations in the name of border security and illegal pushbacks are commonplace. Once people make it into exile, they often work to change the political conditions in their home country to create a basis for return. With regard to the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and the flight movements of past years, the production EXIL aims, among other things, to examine the current living conditions of refugees with artistic means. Nuran David Calis worked at Schauspiel Köln on the Keupstraße trilogy (DIE LÜCKE, GLAUBENSKÄMPFER and ISTANBUL) as well as HERERO_NAMA, VERHAFTUNG IN GRANADA and most recently MÖLLN 92/22. In his productions he often brings experts and actors* together and deals intensively with topics around racism and migration. Click here for the digital program Making Of PRESS REVIEWS "So it does the premiere good when it almost imperceptibly changes its focus." NACHTKRITIK "The direction by Nuran David Calis leaves a lot of space for the voices of those affected, but still tries to create a stage situation." KÖLNER STADT-ANZEIGER "You leave the depot with anger in your stomach and a reddened head." KÖLNISCHE RUNDSCHAU