Bergmanfestivalen 2012 - Ingmar Bergman International Theatre Festival 2012
In little more than two weeks, it is time for the Ingmar Bergman International Theatre Festival 2012 in Stockholm. The festival, which features six guest performances, one production from the Royal Dramatic Theatre (Dramaten) and an international collaboration, will run from May 27 through June 6. Among the directors are Katie Mitchell, Heiner Goebbels and Thomas Ostermeier.
The first festival took place at Dramaten in 2009 and was a huge success. It was to a great extent a retrospective of Ingmar Bergman’s work. This time the festival presents innovative contemporary theatre, avant-garde in the same way as Ingmar Bergman’s creations were in his time. The performances are transboundary and mix different expressions like theatre, music and film. Live music is a part of several performances.
Two productions from the Schaubühne are included in this year’s festival: Lars Norén’s play Demons, directed by Thomas Ostermeier himself, and the British directors Katie Mitchell’s and Leo Warner’s epoch-making version of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie, a major production that will be staged at Annexet, a part of Stockholm Globe Arenas.
From Vilnius in Lithuania the acclaimed director Oskaras Korsunovas will bring two productions, Miranda and The Lower Depths – compelling dramas that scrutinize contemporary society. Also from Vilnius comes Aldona Bendoriuté in the role of Sonja from Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment in Sad Songs from the Heart of Europe, a production both intimate and powerful. This theatrical tour de force is directed by Kristian Smeds and presented by his Smeds Ensemble from Finland.
With great pleasure, the Royal Dramatic Theatre welcomes the return of Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne and director Heiner Goebbels, who amazed critics and audiences alike at Ingmar Bergman International Theatre Festival 2009 with Eraritjaritjaka. This year he presents a unique collaboration with the legendary vocal quartet The Hilliard Ensemble in I Went to the House but Did Not Enter.
Dramaten’s own contribution to the festival is Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander, directed by Stefan Larsson. This magnificent production, which premiered this year on February 11, is the first Swedish stage version of Bergman’s famous film.
In addition, the festival will include talks with actors and directors from visiting companies, coordinated by Dramaten’s side programming Dramaten&. Actors from Dramaten will moderate several of these talks.
The festival will conclude with a unique performance on the main stage, created specifically for this occasion in cooperation with other theatres in the international theatre network Mitos 21. The production is based on the book Je suis complètement battue (I’ve been beaten all over) by Éléonore Mercier.
February 21. For additional information and a complete schedule of performances, see www.bergmanfestival.com
Photos can be downloaded from www.bergmanfestival.com/press
Welcome to the Ingmar Bergman International Theatre Festival 2012!
Press Manager Christina Bjerkander
Office: +46-8-665 61 47
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E-mail: christina.bjerkander@dramaten.se
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