GILGAMESH - leben ohne zu sterben

In the organizer's words:

Theater des Bellevue di Monaco at Fat Cat - shortlisted for the Theatertreffen der Jugend 2024

Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk, a city located in modern-day Iraq. He is both god and man. Instead of marrying and ruling, he would rather travel the world with his friend Enkidu and go on adventures. When his beloved friend dies, he searches for the meaning of life and death. It is about power and powerlessness, love and loss, about gods and humans, about the greed of the powerful and the fear of the end of the world.

The play was developed in weekly rehearsals together with the performers at Bellevue di Monaco. The group consists of young people with and without a history of flight. Many of the performers are familiar with the Gilgamesh epic, as it is also told in the countries from which they had to flee.

Tickets available at München Ticket
The proceeds will benefit the Bellevue language program!

By and with:

Aleksander Babenko, Alireza Ekhlasi, Anastasiia Yemchenko, Arya Durrani-Gill, Bohdana Pivtorak, Carlos Calzado Martinez, Carmen Pana, Eyob Getachew, Fatemeh Hassani, Hafez Al Moussa, Henry John, Jassin Akhlaqi, Karim Aldiri, Mina Vogel, Pelagea Mohilnik, Sofia Kieffa, Tracey Igbinosun

Artistic direction: Christine Umpfenbach, Denijen Pauljević
Costumes: Roubs Style
Video: Patrik Thomas
Stage: Xaver Unterholzner
Choir: Eva Lücking
Music: Max Bauer, Nick Pugh
Hip hop songs: Gündalein, ESC Rilla
Choreography/ movement: Soumayya, Lama Amin
Make-up: Conny Oberschelp
Sound: Alejandro Nieto
Light: Michi Pohorsky
Photos: Andrea Huber, Arif Haidary

The project was supported by the Munich Cultural Department, the BuntStiftung München.

Price information:

16 € regular / 8€ reduced / 0€ social (social by mail to kultur@bellevuedimonaco.de)