2011/12
SalzburgMeasure for Measure
by William Shakespeare
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
August 17th, 19th, 21st, 22nd, 25th, 27th + 28th, 2011
Salzburger Festspiele
Zagreb
Othello
by William Shakespeare
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
September 9th + 10th, 2011
Zagreb World Theatre Festival
ZKM
Buenos Aires
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
September 23rd – 25th, 2011
Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires
Santiago de Chile
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
October 1st + 2nd, 2011
Festival Internacional de Teatro
Thessaloniki
Third Generation
by Yael Ronen & the Company
Direction: Yael Ronen
October 4th+5th, 2011
Demetrion Arts Festival
Venice
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
October 10th, 2011
Biennale di Venezia
Melbourne
Hedda Gabler
by Henrik Ibsen
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
October 19th – 23rd, 2011
Melbourne Festival
Stage Theatre
Rennes
Othello
by William Shakespeare
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
November 3rd – 5th, 2011
Festival Mettre en Scène
Théâtre National de Bretagne
Brest
Hedda Gabler
by Henrik Ibsen
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
November 4th + 5th, 2011
Le Quartz – Scène Nationale de Brest
Rouen
Hedda Gabler
by Henrik Ibsen
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
November 9th + 10th, 2011
Festival Automne en Normandie
Strasbourg
The Return of Ulysses
after Claudio Monteverdi
Direction: David Marton
November 17th + 18th, 2011
Le Maillon – Théâtre de Strasbourg
London
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
November 30th – December 4th, 2011
Barbican Theatre
Reims
The Day Before the Last Day
by Yael Ronen & the Company
Direction: Yael Ronen
December 2nd – 4th, 2011
Comédie de Reims
Lausanne
Demons
by Lars Norén
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
January 17th – 22nd, 2012
Théâtre Kléber-Méleau
Paris
The Well-Tempered Piano
nach Johann Sebastian Bach
Direction: David Marton
January 27th – 30th, February 10th – 13th, May 4th – 7th and 11th – 14th, 2012
MC93 Bobigny
Toulouse
Othello
by William Shakespeare
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
February 3rd + 4th, 2012
Théâtre National de Toulouse
Clermont-Ferrand
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
February 9th + 10th, 2012
Scène National
Seville
PROTECT ME
by Falk Richter & Anouk van Dijk
Direction & Choreography: Falk Richter & Anouk van Dijk
February 18th + 19th, 2012
Teatro Central
Madrid
PROTECT ME
by Falk Richter & Anouk van Dijk
Direction & Choreography: Falk Richter & Anouk van Dijk
February 22nd - 25th, 2012
Teatro Español
Paris
The Misanthrope
by Molière
Direction: Ivo van Hove
March 27th – April 1st, 2012
Théâtre de l‘Odéon, Atelier Berthiers
Paris
Measure for Measure
by William Shakespeare
Direction: Thomas Ostermeier
April 4th – 14th, 2012
Théâtre de l‘Odéon
Amsterdam
PROTECT ME
by Falk Richter & Anouk van Dijk
Direction & Choreography: Falk Richter & Anouk van Dijk
April 22nd, 2012
Stadsschouwburg
Groningen
PROTECT ME
by Falk Richter & Anouk van Dijk
Direction & Choreography: Falk Richter & Anouk van Dijk
April 24th, 2012
Stadsschouwburg
Breda
PROTECT ME
by Falk Richter & Anouk van Dijk
Direction & Choreography: Falk Richter & Anouk van Dijk
April 26th, 2012
Chassé Theater
Athens
PROTECT ME
by Falk Richter & Anouk van Dijk
Direction & Choreography: Falk Richter & Anouk van Dijk
May 18th – 20th, 2012
Onassis Cultural Center
Prospero
Six major theatrical organisations from six different nations have joined together around the project Prospero with the aim of helping to build up art and culture across Europe. Working on the principle of »One city, one theatre, one school«, they are bringing together their different artistic leanings, uniting their production resources, their shared heritage and their individual particularities to achieve this ambitious theatrical act: a cultural cooperation agreement (2008-2012) for European development of artistic creation, implementation of European theoretical research and European training of young actors. They will be able to do far more together than they would apart, drawing on the resources of artists, who for centuries have been great travellers, citizens of Europe and ambassadors for humanity.For more information go to prospero-online.eu
Six cities, one project, the theatre in common
A five-year European cultural cooperation agreement
Culture is a driving force for society; the cultural dimension should be an essential component of European construction, a major movement for unification in Europe and not only necessary but desirable. Artists are – as the Renaissance proved – ambassadors of humanity; they can work with many taboo issues and participate in building a Europe of art and culture that is democratic, social and open to other countries.
Some major decision-makers, ultra-liberal managers, certain communicators and other sociologists aspire to pronouncing the death of the living performance, like the languages that are no longer spoken. But this sort of pronouncement does not take into account the vigour of the theatre scene in Europe which has every intention of becoming part of a policy based on “the thriving cultures of the European Union Member States” which both respects their diversity and highlights their common heritage.
The directors of six establishments have decided to unite their strengths to develop their work on a European level and launch new artistic and cultural cooperation.
The Théâtre National de Bretagne (Rennes - France, www.t-n-b.fr), leader of the European project, the Théâtre de la Place (Liège – Belgium, www.theatredelaplace.be), Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione (Modena – Italy, www.emiliaromagnateatro.com), the Schaubühne (Berlin – Germany), the Centro Cultural de Belém (Lisbon – Portugal, www.ccb.pt) and the Tutkivan Teatterityön Keskus (Tampere – Finland, www.uta.fi) are uniting to develop the idea through the mobility of actors and cultural operatives and to increase the diffusion of their work. This cooperation is extended to partnerships with Lestonia (the Théâtre de Riga, artistic director Alvis Hermanis) and Poland (with the director Krzysztof Warlikowski).
The directors of these institutions are bringing together their project support capabilities in order to establish a cultural cooperation agreement for the development of European creativity, and of European research and training.
This project, which is to last 5 years (2008-2012), is named Prospero.
Prospero is the fruit of two years of work and discussions between the member institutions. However, the institutions already shared links and common ground before the creation of the network: several of the directors of the six founding establishments know each other well, most have already worked together. They all share a desire for a concerted joint effort.
The Théâtre National de Bretagne (TNB) hosted La Societas Rafaëllo Sanzio directed by Romeo Castellucci and co-produced by the Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione: who in turn co-produced the Motus company, supported by the Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione, for L’Ospite based on Teorema by Pasolini. It also hosted six productions from the Schaubühne: Disco pigs by Enda Walsh, Feuergesicht by Marius Von Mayenburg, Nora and Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, Anéantis by Sarah Kane and Unter Eis by Falk Richter.
> Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione hosted the TNB production Jardineria Humana, by Rodrigo Garcia, an author and director invited by the Théâtre de Liège as part of the Ecole des Maîtres programme. Modena and Liège have also worked together, notably on Faust by Eimuntas Nekrosius and Questo Buio Feroce de Pippo Delbono. The ERT also regularly hosts productions from Tampere. > The Théâtre de la Place in Liège hosted Long Life by Alvis Hermanis and Dibbouk in the production by Krzysztof Warlikowski, whose next creation – l’Orestie – will be co-produced by Liège and presented at the Avignon Festival 2009.
> Several of these artists have presented their productions at the Centro Cultural de Belém, which also worked with the Théâtre de la Place in Liège on the Thierry Salmon Project, the Nouvelle Ecole des Maîtres (2004-2006).
> The Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione, the Théâtre de la Place, the Théâtre National de Bretagne and the Centro Cultural de Belém are members of IRIS, the South European association for contemporary creation.
Prospero includes three types of action:
a) Developing creativity in Europe
• The annual production and tour of a major production by a director in residence in one of the countries concerned. The Théâtre National de Bretagne inaugurated this aspect of the project with Henrik Ibsen’s John Gabriel Borkman directed by Thomas Ostermeier during his residency at the TNB in Rennes.
• The annual support for productions by directors or associates. The Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione (Modena-Italy) inaugurates this action with La Menzogna by Pippo Delbono, in Modena on 3 December.
• Support for six young directors chosen by the six establishments, with courses and residencies in the partner countries. The Théâtre de la Place in Liège is inaugurating this support with S.P.R.L. by Jean-Benoît Ugeux.
b) Establishing European research
c) Training young actors
Prospero intends to demonstrate that art and culture are a powerful force for European edification, a factor of creativity, dialogue and cohesion.
Through its circulation, the numerous encounters with audiences from different countries and the dialogue between art and culture professionals, researchers and politicians, this cooperation agreement is a concrete manifestation of community spirit and shows Europe in action, involved in creation, committed to research and to diffusion.
François Le Pillouër