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The Redundancy: Ein Produktionsbericht

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In 2019, I pursued a durational performance, appropriating the socialist playwright genre of "production play". Based on Heiner Müller's play "Der Lohndrücker", I produced a site-specific, multimedia performance (The Redundancy) for exploring how former GDR literary genres and plays are still valid and relevant for today's neoliberal working reality.
The production as a durational performance, plus the live performance, also resulted in a ground breaking re-definition of the genre. This will be of utmost relevance to German Studies scholarship in GDR drama, as well as for theatre practitioners.

Keywords

  • Artistic Research, Heiner Müller, Drama, Performance, Socialism, Neoliberalism, Theatre
Translated title of the contributionThe Redundancy: A Report from Production
Original languageGerman
Title of host publicationKlassengesellschaft reloaded und das Ende der menschlichen Gattung.
Subtitle of host publicationFragen an Heiner Müller
EditorsFalk Strehlow, Wolfram Ette
PublisherTheater der Zeit
Pages139-169
Number of pages30
ISBN (print)9783957493026
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2021

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Number154

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  • DeGruyter (Publisher)

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity

  • Re-imagining Class

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic conference

  • Peter Lang (Publisher)

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review

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