Das neue Leben

Das neue Leben

“Where do we go from here”

 

Freely adapted after Dante Alighieri, Meat Loaf & Britney Spears
Based on a translation by Thomas Vormbaum
Staging: Christopher Rüping

Zürich-Premiere: 20. October 2022, Pfauen
130 Minutes, no break

And now, let’s imagine that we’re nine years old and meet the love of our lives. We don’t really meet her – we just get a look. But we’re stunned. At 18, we see her again: a greeting (not a kiss) from her, from far away. And actually that’s it. No word, no contact. But we will dedicate our whole life to this love.

The Italian writer Dante Alighieri felt this all-embracing longing. The 700th anniversary of his death was commemorated in 2021. The jury of the 2022 Berlin Theatertreffen wrote about this production: “The topics are true love, death and missed moments. And how they can sometimes generate art. A courageous, surprising evening of virtuoso acting and music that grabs us by our (post pandemic yearning for encounter and new beginnings, aims for our hearts and hits the bullseye.” With the Bochumer Ensemble, Christopher Rüping embarks on an exploratory journey through Dante’s world of love and that of his pop-cultural heirs, from Britney Spears to Meat Loaf. Love is everything.

 

Audio guide
Introduction: Katinka Deecke, Dramaturgy

© Jorg Bruggemann

© Jorg Bruggemann

© Jorg Bruggemann

© Jorg Bruggemann

© Jorg Bruggemann

© Jorg Bruggemann

© Jorg Bruggemann

© Jorg Bruggemann

© Jorg Bruggemann

© Jorg Bruggemann

William Cooper
With
Viviane De Muynck
With
Henni Jörissen
With
Anne Rietmeijer
With
Damian Rebgetz
With
Stage Design
Costume Design
Music
Jonas Holle
Piano arrangements
Paul Hankinson
Lighting
Bernd Felder
Dramaturgy
Vasco Boenisch
Assistant director
Linda Hecker
Construction
Anja Lawrenz
Stage design assistance
Lan Anh Pham
Costume design assistance
Lasha Iashvili
FSJ Costume
Jule Reichenbach
Language coaching
Roswitha Dierck
Soufflage
Arian Schill
Inspection
Christiane Dolnik
Assistant director intern
Rasmus Geyer
Surtitle inspection
Jonas Kissel
Leonie Mevissen
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