Nemzeti Színház - fotó: Eöri Szabó Zsolt
Nemzeti Színház - fotó: Eöri Szabó Zsolt

Workshop on the Theater of the Antropocene

In this one day workshop at the intersection of science and theatre, a discourse on what role the stage can play in the Anthropocene is opened.

How, and how long can we, the mankind, be co-existent to enviroment on this magically beautiful planet Earth? And, how are her various nature entities incorporated in present day legal, artistic and theatrical life? Moreover, how can theatre along other arts contribute to the recreation of harmony of our ecology?

In this one day workshop at the intersection of science and theatre, a discourse on what role the stage can play in the Anthropocene is opened. Through this it invites the participants to reflect on their own connection to water, trees, resiliance, artistic creation and much more.

Invited contributors:

Beaufils, Eliana (theatre scholar, Sorbonne, Paris)

Csáji László Koppány (lawyer, anthropologist, MMA, Budapest)

Englhart, Andreas (theatre scholar, LMU, Munich)

Rheinberger, Hans-Jörg (historian of science, Max Planck Institute, Berlin),

Röggla, Katrin (writer, Köln)

Sthålberg, Sabira (author, ethnobiologist, multiple locations)

Szarvas József (actor, artivist, National Theater, Budapest/Viszák)

Weiner Sennyey Tibor (writer, ecologist, Szentendre)

The workshop is organised and moderated by Frank Raddatz (dramatist, director, theatre scholar, Berlin) and Johanna Domokos (author, theatre scholar, editor, Budapest/Szováta)

További cikkek
A Színházi Olimpia hivatalos megnyitója - fotó: 4K Media Studio
Hungary's stages hosted the world's top theatre artists during the 10th Theatre Olympics from April 2023. The genre-rich programme attracted 200 000 viewers and put the country on the world theatre map.
Kutszegi Csaba
The diverse programme of the 10th Theatre Olympics included dance, a special genre of theatre. Among more than 40 performances were classical ballet, contemporary dance, movement art, and folk dance. We asked critic Csaba Kutszegi for his views on the performances.
Terzopulosz_interju_eorifoto-1082
The founder of the Theatre Olympics, Teodoros Terzopulos, is currently in Budapest rehearsing with the company of the National Theatre of Hungary for the production of Mother Courage and Her Children. We talked about the 10th Theatre Olympics hosted by Hungary, his relationship with tradition and audiences, and also the upcoming play.