Geheimnis 1-3
Last season, the Theater an der Ruhr took a new approach to scheduling by concentrating on three concentrated, multi-week theater events per season - beyond the usual repertoire and ensuite play schedule. We are very happy that so many people have shown interest in our interdisciplinary “theater islands” on the theme of RAUSCH. We want to continue along this path with the next three theater islands on the theme of SECRET.
GEHEIMNIS 2
From 07.02. to 15.03.25 we will uncover the secret 2 with theatre, performances, concerts, workshops, discourses, readings, theatre performances, parties and installations.
The venues are the Theatre an der Ruhr and our rehearsal stage on Ruhrorter Strasse.
Advance booking starts on 13.01.25.
GEHEIMNIS 1 in Raffelbergpark
From 23 August to 14 September, the Theater an der Ruhr hosted the first themed island of this season, building on the successful concept of RAUSCH 1. Two productions were on the programme for the four long weekends: Alexander Klessinger and Mats Süthoff staged the mystery play par excellence for the open-air stage with ‘Oedipus’ based on Sophocles: the Sphinx's mysterious question ‘What is man?’ formed the leitmotif of this production, which placed an expressive play of masks at its centre. In contrast, the production ‘Bock’ (directed by Katharina Stoll), based on Katja Lewina's book of the same name, looked under the covers and into people's heads: it dealt with the humorous and critical questioning of male ideas of sexuality and thus made the supposedly private significant against the backdrop of current socio-political trends.
In addition, art projects (for the first time in collaboration with students of the URBAN STAGE seminar, Prof Mischa Kuball Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln), workshops and family programmes as well as various discussion formats related to the productions offered the audience the opportunity to get to the bottom of the GEHEIMNIS.
Between the three SECRET explorations, we will remain in theatrical operation: a new production of Kleist's “Der zerbrochne Krug” (director: Philipp Preuss) will contribute to the SECRET theme from November 2024, as will our discussion series “Parole Transparenz” (concept & moderator Ralph Hammerthaler), which will run throughout the entire season. Guest performances as part of Szene Istanbul or the new play by Collective Ma'louba are still on the program as well as the popular audience format “Café Wake Cup” or a new children's play directed by subbotnik.