OPENINGS – Sophiensæle / Sophiensäle / Sophiensaele

Border crosser and networker: one of the most important institutions of independent theater

The Sophiensæle, founded in 1996 by artists (including today's company Sasha Waltz & Guests) in a former craftsmen's club, is a venue for freely produced theater and dance projects. Here artists and groups from the national and international scene present innovative and experimental artistic concepts, aesthetics, styles and formats.

In numerous texts and photos, the volume gathers the discourses and atmospheres of the independent scene since 2011 and reflects on topics such as the subversive power of female comedy, comprehensive strategies of excessive demands, performative negotiations of the documentary and, last but not least, possible openings to the audience.

With contributions by Simone Dede Ayivi, Flinn Works, Henrike Iglesias, Florentina Holzinger, IIPM / Milo Rau, Olivia Hyunsin Kim, Kirsten Maar, Markus & Markus, Peter Pleyer, Liz Rosenfeld, Azadeh Sharifi, Vanessa Stern, Turbo Pascal, Julian Warner, Christoph Winkler , Siegmar Zacharias and others