Nie wieder Frieden - Drei Bilder über das Mitmachen

In the event of war, the Bundeswehr would have to “replace” 1,000 soldiers per day. Since not enough volunteers can be found for this task, conscription becomes necessary. For one thing seems certain: if war is deemed necessary, it will happen. The only question that remains is: the easy way or the hard way? 

Never Again Peace is a triptych about the current societal struggle over war readiness and the question of how art responds to it. Ancient Greece serves as a testing ground and template for a world in which the noble promises of peace from the 1990s have been discredited. For Odysseus sets forth the new claim: “In war, the people speak with one voice or not at all.”
(RegieRäume WS 25/26 focusing on Classics/Antiquity, 4th year of study)

 

VICTOR OSTERLOH *1995 in Berlin. Initially studied politics, sociology, and literature. In 2022, he began his studies in directing at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. He acts, writes, and directs—often as part of a collective. His work frequently revolves around the interplay of power and history.

 

Part 1: Symposium

With Lennart Lube, Lola Giwerzew, Amadeus König, Frida Stroomer
Set & Costume Design Caroline Ulmar

Part 2: Aulis

Set & Costume Design/Video: Charlotte Streicher
Choreography: Marie Luise Arnold
Featuring Danylo Dmytrenko, Aaron Herold, Twana Hussein, Finn Sengelhoff

Part 3: Choral Section

Set & Costume Design: Sophia Esterer
Featuring Marie Luise Arnold, Linda Bokshi, Maite Dárdano, Tanja Radovanović, Mariia Soroka

Technical Direction: Andreas Greiml, Robert Daxböck

Lighting: Michael Becke

Sound/Video: Frederic Tornow

Head of Acting & Directing Department: Amélie Niermeyer

Mentoring (Direction & Dramaturgy): Christina Zintl, Elmar Goerden

Mentoring (Set Design): Henrik Ahr, Carola Reuther

Mentoring (Costumes): Mignon Ritter

Mentoring (Lighting): Hans-Peter Boden, Hubert Schwaiger

Special thanks to Carolina Bigge, Frank Max Müller, Francesco D’Amelio, Ulfried Kirschhofer, Claudia Sendlinger, Irina Blaul, Thomas Schirren