Four Walls and a Roof - Lecture-Performance von Lina Majdalanie & Rabih Mroué
In the organizer's words:
About the event:
During his exile in the USA in 1947, Bertolt Brecht was interrogated by the "Committee for Un-American Activities" (HUAC), which was supposed to combat communist activities. Under these circumstances, Brecht had written a statement which he was not allowed to read out during the trial. The examination of the German writer, playwright and director's convictions and his rhetorical excellence in answering the questions ambiguously in bumpy English are well documented.
In "Four Walls and a Roof", the Lebanese artist duo Lina Majdalanie and Rabih Mroué, who live in exile in Berlin, take on this memorable interrogation of Bertolt Brecht and link it to their own biographical experiences. Their examination of Brecht's idealistic struggle for freedom (of opinion) echoes highly topical political questions and ideological aberrations in a world torn apart.
Supporting program:
Performance on Saturday followed by an audience discussion.
About the performers:
Lina Majdalanie is a Lebanese director, performer and author who lives in Berlin. Her works include "Four Walls and a Roof (2024), "Hartaqāt" (2023), "Second Look" (video series, 2020) and many other projects. As a curator, she was responsible for "No One's Land" (Claiming Common Spaces V, Mousonturm Frankfurt, 2023), Relatively Universal (HAU Berlin, 2017) and Beyond Beirut (Mousonturm Frankfurt, 2016), among others. She has also taught at various institutions, including HEAD in Geneva, DasArts in Amsterdam, Goethe University Frankfurt, HfG Karlsruhe, Leipzig University and Ruhr University Bochum.
Rabih Mroué, born in Beirut and based in Berlin, is a theater director, actor, visual artist and author. His works include "Four Walls and a Roof" (2024), "Hartaqāt" (2023), "Sunny Sunday" (2020), "Riding on a Cloud" (2013) and many more. His works have been shown at dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel, the Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo in Madrid, the ICP Triennial and MoMA in New York, the Center Pompidou in Paris, SALT in Istanbul, the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid and other international venues. Rabih Mroué is co-editor of The Drama Review / TDR (New York) and co-founder of the Beirut Art Center (BAC). From 2015 to 2019, he worked as a theater director at the Münchner Kammerspiele.
Information on accessibility:
Duration
140 minutes without intermission
Language
Mostly in English spoken language
Sensory stimuli
At the end of the play, fog is used and a balloon bursts.
Premises
All public areas of the Schwankhalle are at ground level and accessible without steps.
There are three different toilets: a barrier-free toilet that can also be used by wheelchair users, a toilet with three toilet cubicles and a toilet with urinals and a toilet cubicle.
Public area
The public area is generally seated.
The wheelchair spaces are located in the front row and can be reserved in advance by telephone on 0421 520 80 70, by email at ticket@schwankhalle.de or by entering them in the ticket store.
Individual requirements
Individual requirements such as specific seats, early boarding or an additional ticket for an accompanying person can be specified when purchasing or reserving tickets.
Further information on the accessibility of our premises can be found here: Accessibility. If you have any questions, please contact us at ticket@schwankhalle.de or 0421 520 80 70.
Price information:
8 / 12 / 18 € (freely selectable) Bremen Pass: 3 € Children and young people 5-17 years: 5 € Cultural semester ticket: free of charge
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