Körper.Politik.Emotion.
Season 26/27
2073: The New Colony
A Speculative Farce with a Script by Helene Thümmel
"Certain goals that were very relevant 50 years ago have been achieved. Whether this was done through purely democratic means is questionable." People have grown accustomed to the autocratic and pseudo-democratic governments and one-party systems currently in power in Europe. But that doesn’t mean they accept everything as it is. The population is trying to cope with the status quo. The safe havens of this era are called niches.
Farmers have become more important again—specifically, small…
183 Members of Parliament
The Final Days of Austria as We Know It
At the time of the premiere, the Austrian National Council has been in office for a year and a half. It comprises 183 members of parliament. 183 political bodies, for the bodies of politicians are the medium of representation. 183 bodies and 183 brains. How do they work? What messages do they send out into the world? When do their statements have substance? When are they just idle chatter? And who are the people behind the words, really? What do they earn? Where do they come from? Who else do they…
GAME OF DEATH
Impro Solo with Jacob Banigan
Taking inspiration from the audience and a deck of fortune-telling cards, Jacob Banigan evokes exotic settings, embodies diverse characters and hurtles through intriguing stories. But he is not totally in control; there are twists he cannot predict, elements are controlled by the audience, and the Egg Timer Of Death is always ticking...
GAME OF DEATH premiered in Graz in 2012, and the monthly show has been sold out ever since. Banigan has also performed the show in Vienna, London, Bristol, Toronto,…
MONTAG
The improvised show
After almost 30 years, the TiB players still don't know what this evening actually is. Even after hundreds of shows, thousands of stories and plays without a text, where we direct and rehearse live on stage, our desire to play remains unchecked. Inspired by suggestions from the audience, we create characters and invent stories that are spontaneous, unique and one-of-a-kind. This is how characters, stories and songs are created. A musician improvises the appropriate atmosphere.
The stage is empty,…
Let's play I am old and tired
A live gaming theater with Total Refusal
The production will be performing at HAU-Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin on October 28 and 29, 2026!
Yes, we can. - Barack Obama
Sorry, too tired and exhausted - Slavoj Žižek
Live in front of the audience, TOTAL REFUSAL and the TiB create a tired hero who wants to lead a secluded life in the mountains of a video game - like in Henry David Thoreau's “Walden”.
Avatars, the main characters in video games, almost always lead the life of the young up-and-comer. They start out as insignificant nobodies…
This Moment with You
A solo by and starring Frans Poelstra
All his life, actor Frans Poelstra has pretended to be a dancer. Now, at 72, he’s too old to play a dancer—but still far too young to leave the stage. In his latest solo performance, “This Moment with You,” he breaks away from traditional theatrical roles. In the here and now, he wants to be just one thing: Frans. Authentic, real, and in direct interaction with his audience.
Starting from a whimsical “memory palace” on stage—filled with tied-up surprise packages, old props, and absurd…
