Concept: Post Paradies (Hannah Baumann, Pina Bergemann, Henrike Commichau, Leon Pfannenmüller, Lizzy Timmers) / Performance & text: Pina Bergemann, Henrike Commichau, Leon Pfannenmüller / Direction & text: Lizzy Timmers / Dramaturgy & text: Hannah Baumann / Composition & live music: Izzy Ment / Set & costume: Flóra Kruppa / Lighting design & technical direction: Susana Alonso / Sound design: Franca Weigert / Production management: Sandra Klöss (ehrliche arbeit – freies kulturbüro) / Artistic and organizational collaboration: Malin Burgau / Artistic and organizational collaboration for set design: Márton Zalka
Post Paradies
The Pitch
- Theatre
German /
Can we still find inspiration in one another despite the growing divisions in society?A theatre collective pitches ideas to one another and to the audience for their next play, which explores the tension between the capital and the periphery.
At a time when individuals and groups are increasingly isolating themselves from the media and public debates quickly become polarised, Post Paradies – known for its humorous productions (“Die Hundekot-Attacke”, “Der Clowns-Kongress”, both to be seen at the HAU in 2025) – aims to take stock in this musical collage. The collective first met in the Thuringian countryside. Today, the theatre group from the “backlands” is cruising through Brandenburg by bus – in search of projections, common ground and radical hope. The final stop on their journey is HAU2.
What begins as a pitch gradually transforms into a theatre performance in which the pitched ideas develop a momentum of their own and take on a life of their own. As they travel through social bubbles, a sort of road trip emerges: the radio plays, the parched fields of Brandenburg roll by. Inspirations gathered along the way take on a life of their own and enter into an unconventional dialogue on stage:
Why is the villager afraid that her hedge will be destroyed? What happens at the opening ceremony of a new Edeka branch, and which political parties turn up there? Where does one feel safe?
Team
Dates
Current
Credits
Production: Post Paradies. Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Funded by: Hauptstadtkulturfonds.
Location
HAU2
Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available. Four relaxed seats are available in the first row of HAU2.
