Concept & direction: Julian Hetzel / Performance: Josse De Pauw, Kristien De Proost / Dramaturgy: Miguel Melgares / Artistic collaboration: Sodja Lotker, Kristien De Proost / Video & light design: Bahadir Hamdemir / Music & compositions: Frank Wienk / Technical coordination: Aengus Havinga / Production coordination: Jakob Proyer / Production management: Yola Parie / Sound, programming: Tom Doeven / Tour technicians: Ruben Lijbers, Koen van der Heijden, Harm Bredero / Creative technology: Timm Burkhardt / Directors assistance: Esmée Begemann / Scenography assistance: Django Walon / Costume assistance: Farah Nehme / Set building: Edd Vossen / Mechatronics: Merijn Versnel / Silicone art: Carly Heathcote / LED technics: Daniel Pauselius / Internship: Sophia op ten Berg / Poster Boys: Koen Van Der Heijden, Harm Bredero, Aengus Havinga, Yola Parie, Jakob Proyer
Julian Hetzel “Three Times Left is Right”
63. Theatertreffen Berlin
Tickets available starting April 18 exclusively at www.berlinerfestspiele.de
- Theatre
English /
with German surtitles /
95 mins.
In “Three Times Left is Right” Julian Hetzel examines radically opposing political positions through the microcosm of a couple’s relationship, combining a sharp concept, biting humour and a deliberate selection of ideological buzzwords.
He is a university professor with a left-wing background; she is a media commentator for the new right. At first glance, they appear to share little. Yet they are a couple – despite their divergent worldviews. What does it mean to live together under such conditions? What conversations do they have between the dining table and the tennis court? How do they raise their children? When does the personal become political? With black humour and a calculated play on trigger warnings, Hetzel’s “docufiction” constructs a family portrait that reflects the fractures within contemporary society. In an intensely physical performance, Josse De Pauw and Kristien De Proost embody a couple inspired by real-life figures. “Three Times Left is Right” destabilises seemingly stable boundaries and reveals how easily our moral compass can shift.
Jury Statement
“Julian Hetzel has devised an unconventional and stunning chamber play inspired by the relationship between a left-wing cultural scholar and a new right thinker from Vienna. How do they manage to live together when their views of the world are diametrically opposed? Kristien de Proost and Josse De Pauw play a couple for whom political conflicts have invaded their personal lives. With microscopic precision Hetzel zooms in on the internal aspects of their relationship, where conversations in the playground unsettle the certainties of an established institution. In a minimalist setting the pair deliver a heated battle over who has the better ideology – exemplifying how society is divided. Why are the left’s thought patterns so swiftly hijacked by the right? With disconcerting humour Hetzel constructs idiosyncratic images for the heated climate of debate and for radicalisation – until even the subtitles take on a life of their own. One watches the performance with sweaty palms and leaves this cleverly conceived and stimulating evening absolutely shattered. A masterpiece of provocation.”
– Vincent Koch for the Theatertreffen jury
Team
Dates
Current
Further Information
Visitor note
Credits
Production: Studio Julian Hetzel. Co-production: Wiener Festwochen | Freie Republik Wien, Schauspiel Leipzig. Research and context programme partners: De Balie (Amsterdam), SPRING Performing Arts Festival (Utrecht), CAMPO (Ghent). Supported by: City of Utrecht (NL), Performing Arts Fund (NL), Ammodo Art, Fonds ZOZ, K.F. Hein Fund.
Location
HAU1
Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Access to the Parkett by means of a separate entrance with lift when necessary. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available.
