Theater festival in Melk: shock, longing and bizarre comedy on stage!
Theater festival in Melk: shock, longing and bizarre comedy on stage!
Melk, Österreich - On June 19, 2025, the Theaterfest Lower Austria experienced a powerful production that not only captivated the audience, but also came up with multifaceted stories from everyday life. An impressive piece was presented under the direction of Christina Gegenbauer, which was accompanied by a black-chewed choir ensemble, which suggested shock and fear. The stage, designed by Anja Lichtenegger, represented a distorted image and at the same time acted as a dream landscape and projection surface with huge, sloping letters.
In the staging, bizarre everyday figures were presented, which revealed their longings, dreams, needs, strengths and weaknesses. With skill, the director combined the various episodes of the narrative and managed to present the actors in double roles. Among the eight actors stood out Kajetan Dick, who played both a beggar and Edmund in an amusing date scene. Hemma Clementi embodied the deloged wife Meinrad, who complained about her fate and her petty -criminal son Francesco. Julia Cencig offered the advice as a writer: "If you are feeling bad, remember! Remember."
humor and depth
Special highlight was the role of Jimi (Sebastian Pass), who opened his father's grave in an amusing way to get to a lottery ticket. The representation of a pair of police as a cliché and caricature also caused laughter in the audience. Pippa Galli, who appeared as Elisabeth with Lachyoga, and Nikolaj Efendi, who created the electronic soundtrack and the texts for the accompanying choir, rounded off the staging. The scenic arch of picture was not only a collection of punch lines, but also found its expression in light flat jokes, such as that about the longing cat.The work of author Michael Köhlmeier held a deeper message: He asks not to dismiss everyday life as a little low - this is myth for our democracy. Due to the skilful connection of everyday events, he outlines a picture in which you can always experience it again and again as if you are looking at it for the first or last time. At the end of the evening, the audience rewarded the actors' commitment with a friendly applause, while the memory of the speaker Jérôme Savary - who once noticed that everything that was to be banned for more than two hours at the theater - was banned by Amnesty International.
A look at theater history
The roots of the theater lie deep in history, starting with the mythological rituals of antiquity. Over the centuries, many regional and cultural theater variants developed, which not only reflected the entertainment value, but also acted as a medium for social and political discourses. While the European theater in ancient Greece originated, other theater traditions, such as the Indian and Chinese, also blossomed regardless of these influences. From the first tragedies of Aischyllos to the modern productions, such as those at the Theaterfest Lower Austria, the theater has always kept its importance in society.
In times when sirens and alarm systems play an unexpected role in our daily perception, it becomes clear that art and theater as well as these technologies have their own way of reaching and touching people. The theater is not only a place of entertainment, but also a mirror of our society that encourages us to see the usual life with new eyes.
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