Theater im Bahnhof is one of the largest independent theater ensembles in Austria. This collective of around 20 artists has been creating radical work and daring productions for over fifteen years.
Theater im Bahnhof is a contemporary Volkstheater (popular theater) which finds itself waking up between the forces of Tradition and Pop. While we always have the resources of Austrian literature and history, topics and archetypes, they must naturally be thrown into our modern society, examined, argued with and made to prove themselves. Nothing is assumed finished, as you
can never stand in the same city twice.
JOYFUL RISK / TRAGICOMICTiB insists on disturbing and questioning what is accepted, and recognises the audience as willing partners in our daily struggles. No single production can explain our modern existence, so we must make the attempt at every turn, and enjoy the limits of our expression. Therefore we also insist on joyfully surfing
on the risks we take together. We recognise each other in extreme situations, more so than in the daily average.
Totally local is truly universal.
MEETING THE UNKNOWNIn 2006 we closed our small theatre house in Graz and built a space just for the development of shows. This change is forcing us into new ways of working. We deliberately abandoned a very successful path to look for new challenges and still unknown perspectives.
Theater im Bahnhof:- occurs at possible and also "impossible" places.
- combines the concepts of entertainment theatre with unconventional styles.
- tries to advance ideas of theatre beyond its limits.
TIB 08_about us:- uses digital media and film as non-theatre genres
- moves from the known to the unknown
- makes self-devised plays with/without authors
Some of our partners in the past, present and future:Steirischer Herbst
Wiener Festwochen
Sophiensäele Berlin
Tanzquartier Wien
brut Wien
FFT Düsseldorf
Gessnerallee Zürich
and others
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Theater im Bahnhof - the best Styrian theatre export since Werner Schwab" (Theater Heute 6/05) 
