Theatre Biennale
2012
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The 41st International Theatre Festival directed by Àlex Rigola came to an end on Sunday 16th October 2011 featuring Seven Sins, a sequence of seven short pieces performed in several locations around Venice.
The Festival had a seven-day lineup and an attendance of over 5000 spectators in 40 events; all performances went sold out.
The 41st International Theatre Festival directed by Àlex Rigola came to an end on Sunday 16th October 2011 featuring Seven Sins, a sequence of seven short pieces performed in several locations around Venice.
The Festival had a seven-day lineup and an attendance of over 5000 spectators in 40 events; all performances went sold out.
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Workshops during the 41st Festival
Workshops were the beating heart of the 41st International Theatre Festival, a direct continuation and elaboration on the first session held between October 2010 and March 2011. A new session of workshops took place during the Festival, directed among others by Stefan Kaegi, Virgilio Sieni, Josef Nadj, Carlos Marquerie, and Àlex Serrano. Topics on discussion: working with actors, the space of the stage, the dramaturgy of light, video-art, and more.
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Golden Lion and Silver Lion of the 41st Festival
Director Thomas Ostermeier, at the head of the Schaubühne in Berlin - one of Germany’s leading theatre institutions - since 1999, is the winner of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 41st International Theatre Festival (Venice, 10 > 16 October 2011). Rimini Protokoll, the artistic collective based in Berlin, has been awarded the Silver Lion, established last year to honour new theatrical realities. The awards ceremony took place on 10th October at Ca’ Giustinian, Venice.
