A space for everyone who wants to play, talk, celebrate, learn and get involved. Artists convene with political collectives, creatives meet with the curious, music mingles with lectures, table tennis meets parties. We cook, discuss, laugh, experiment and talk together. There are residencies, shows, workshops, quiz nights and spontaneous events from concerts to table tennis tournaments. This is a place where ideas flow, connections are formed and the city comes together.
Open stage, open conversations, open ideas, all in the heart of the city. Yalla Yalla means the Nachtetage as well as workshops on rehearsal stages, it means our new monthly "Not Too Late Night Show" in the Kammerspiele and multilingual solo evenings by our ensemble members, it means cooperation with local partners and interactive use of the foyer. Yalla Yalla means all the stories we share when we talk before or after the show. It is a variety of meeting places that we wish to open with, by and for you. The Schauspielhaus is to become a place for various communities within our city, an active and shared meeting point and social hub. Come by, get involved and make it your space. Yalla Yalla*!
* Yalla is a word filled with energy and motion. In Arabic it essentially means, "let's go!" or "let's get started!" It is an expression of emergence, urgency and joint movement forward.
NACHTETAGE
Thank God it’s Friday! Come what may, you can always bet on the Nachtetage every Friday evening at 10! It is a place of experimentation, music, discussion, debate and celebration in alternating formats, always with new people and the best audience in town! Simply come to the Schauspielhaus, take two sets of stairs up and be met with new, unusual and creative things on the theatre's most beautiful mini-stage. Every week there is a new way to start the weekend! Admission is free!
NOT TOO LATE NIGHT SHOW
Everyone talks about the weather, but we talk about Nuremberg! Our monthly show for prime time combines serious talk-show with serious chit-chat. Two hosts, one studio band, a monthly alternating roster of guests from Nuremberg society and an entirely overwhelmed editorial staff will ask every month: What moves our city? We want to share different opinions together, not resort to irony when it comes to our topic of the month and not cheat when we play studio games. All are welcome, all are included! One Thursday each month is reserved for our Not Too Late Night Show at the Kammerspiele!
MY TEN YEARS: WIR SCHAFFEN DAS
by Rania Mleihi and Christoph Frick in German, English and Arabic
A personal story between escape, exile and new beginnings. In her solo performance, Syrian theatre-maker Rania Mleihi interweaves her own biography with two historical events: the 10th anniversary of Angela Merkel's "wir schaffen das," and the most recent upheaval in Syria after the flight of dictator Bashar al-Assad, Between memories of Damascus and the challenges of starting anew in Germany, a mosaic is formed of identity, loss and hope. Between open borders and new forms of isolation, between solidarity and division, migration is more than a political debate: It is a collection of personal fates. The performance follows this path and asks central questions, such as: How does belonging come to be? How does exile shape our idea of home? How do identities change in transition? And what role can the theatre play as a space of memory, change and resistance?
KICK IT LIKE BECKHAM
by Valentina Schüler
Kick it Like Beckham is a solo performance by Valentina Schüler from 2017 in which the main character, Yasminda, captivatingly narrates issues like emancipation, her first crush, football and her love for David Beckham. She is frequently confronted by clichés and conservative role models in her own family and tries to free herself from them. Yasminda aims a free kick at new stereotypes and clichés that are sent offside. Even her Indian parents get a red card in the family living room more often than they would like.
Kick it Like Beckham is an impetus for establishing new role models in football. After all, anything is possible with a new perspective, right? Fast-paced, edgy and with a few tactical lineups, Yasminda will enter the Champions League of your heart. Kick-off!
RAMPENSAU: OUR ENSEMBLE PODCAST
They sweat, they neck, they rage, they dance, they are Medea and Faust, children and sorcerers, animals and masters of the house, and much more: Actors show so much of themselves on stage, yet so little of who they actually are. Our new kick-off with old and new faces in the ensemble is a great occasion to speak with our performers on a personal level. Where better than in a podcast that can be heard anytime and anywhere?
Available soon in the Digitaler Fundus!
GUCK CLUB
"Wow, that was good." "The set design was lost on me." "Why was he naked?" "They emoted so strongly!"
Going to the theatre and talking about it isn't so easy. This is why we often need to share our thoughts, hear what others have seen, what signs up on the stage were interpreted in what manner. At the same time, there may be the fear of saying something incorrect, of having misunderstood something, or ruffling feathers with one's taste. The Guck Club hopes to change this and encourage discussions on an even footing. On select dates that can be found in the respective monthly calendar, a dramatic director will be available in the 3. Etage following the performance for a casual discussion of what you have seen on stage.
For audience members of any age, with or without theatre experience. Participation on individual dates is possible, it is not a cohesive series.
PUBLIC REHEARSALS
How do rehearsals actually work? Does the director give instructions the entire time, or is there room for improv? How much progress has the production made in four weeks? Does everyone know the entire script by heart? We invite you to gain insight into our rehearsal process on specific dates and to watch how a production is made.
INTRODUCTIONS, FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSIONS, PERFORMANCES WITH SUPERTITLES AND AUDIO DESCRIPTIONS
Theatre requires no prior knowledge, no judgment of right and wrong, no readings of certain texts. What it does need is faith in your own, entirely subjective perception! The drama department offers introductions 30 minutes before select performances as well as regular audience discussions with the actors following the performance for everyone who wants to learn or speak more about the theatre. English supertitles or English summaries as well as performances with audio descriptions can also be found in our programme.
XRT: TALK UNDER A VIRTUAL SKY
Our world is changing, and digital media and innovations are increasingly shaping our daily lives. What effect does this have on life, politics and art? In our series of discussions on the digital world, we explore the various aspects of our ever-changing reality alongside the XRT productions, each of which contains a specific type of technology that will be discussed. Admission is free, you only need a free ticket. The event is held in the XRT and is also streamed on Twitch.
XRT: DAS UNBEDINGTE DING (Hackathon/Let’s Play Hybrid)
With “Das unbedingte Ding,” we open the XRT every two months for everyone who wants to have fun with digital tools and exploring how they can be used in theatre. We want to play computer games, test out hard- and software and play with everything XRT already has to offer.
This event is supposed to be fun and explore the use of gaming in theatre. It is live digital theatre research!
Photo © Sebastian Lock
