A theatre play based on »The Lower Depths« by Maxim Gorky
In early summer 2015 I directed an adaptation of Maxim Gorky's »The Lower Depths« at the theatre school Die Etage in Berlin-Kreuzberg. An interesting re-encounter – 24 years previous to this one I played it myself, for my graduation at the Theatre School Arnhem, directed by the teacher with whom we started back in 1987, Peter Sonneveld …
Lots of thanks to Olaf Jelinski (camera) and William Lundahl (edit) for their cooperation in making the trailer.
Credits
Cast: Olivia Büschken, Sunna Hettinger, Marie Kitzmüller, Jakob Khoshbakht, Philipp Meyer, Josephine Röhnisch and Nazli Taleghani.
Premiere: September 4, 2015 in the theatre of the school Die Etage
More performances: BrotfabrikBühne Berlin, Theater Alte Feuerwache Bad Nauheim
Projects
Istanbul
A Sezen Aksu song recital • Project of »Theater28« 2022/23
Sandbank
Children's health cure on Spiekeroog • Project of »Das Letzte Kleinod« 2022
Passenger Processing
the Columbusbahnhof Bremerhaven • Project of »Das Letzte Kleinod« 2021
Nr. 10
A film by Alex van Warmerdam 2021
How to cry
Theatre performance by »&sistig« 2021
Heimat & Fremde
the poet Hermann Allmers • Project of »Das Letzte Kleinod« 2021
Häuser-Fluchten
Site-specific theatre by »spreeagenten« 2020
Audio Drama Enthymesis
An Audio drama based on Arno Schmidt.
Souvenir 1870
Theatre in the train • Project of »Das Letzte Kleinod« in 2019
»wa/m/s-g« version 2
Performance for two actors
Photoshoot III
with Jaap de Jonge in Wünsdorf near Zossen
WILHELM*INA
Theatre in the train • Project of »Das Letzte Kleinod« in 2018
Photoshoot II
with Jaap de Jonge in the tank barracks Bernau
»wa/m/s-g«
Performance for two actors
Performing Arts Festival
ProtokollB • Three theatre nights at PAF 2017
Digital Digestion
Protokoll B • Installation & Performance
Festival 48-h-Neukölln 2016
Met Film School
My collaboration with the Met Film School Berlin
Photoshoot
with Jaap de Jonge in the villa Neue Hakeburg
Enthymesis
Theatre Monologue in celebration of Arno Schmidt's 100th birthday