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  • 9 Leben / 9 lives


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    Company production
    World premiere
    JES – Junges Ensemble Stuttgart 

    Direction, choreography and set Brigitte Dethier, Ives Thuwis-De Leeuw Dramaturgy Christian Schönfelder Cast Paul Banciu, Oscar Gmelin, Rouven Heinrich, Jonas Maier, Prisca Maier, Phil Mertsching, Gioele Viola, Andreas Weinmann, Nico-Alexander Wilhelm, Balthasar Wörner Rights JES – Junges Ensemble Stuttgart

    THU April 25, 11 am + 6 pm 

    Deutsche Oper Berlin ° Tischlerei
    75 min ° 13 years upwards

    “When the nine youths on stage talk about their attitudes to life in a fragmentary fashion, question their own identity and set out in search of the next step in their lives, this results in an extraordinarily powerful and rousing show somewhere between performance, dance and acting, which is relevant to people of all ages.” (from the vote by Bernd Mand)

     

    SYNOPSIS

    Boys are like dogs. They bare their teeth, they growl, bark and also run away at times. Boys are strenuous, don’t you agree?  In “9 LEBEN” nine boys between the ages of 12 and 20 reveal some surprising aspects about themselves on stage. They are empathetic, affectionate and tender. They talk about their fathers and remember how they spent half the night standing on a railway station watching the passing trains. They talk about their lives, their experiences in school and their first attempts to date girls. They experience moments of happiness and sadness and are confronted with the challenge to share these feelings with other people.

    And then there’s this woman. Sometimes she’s a friend, at others a mother. She has to struggle with mountains of washing and her fear that she will be unable to understand her sons. But “9 Lives” is all about hope. The hope of always being able to return to your family despite all the conflicts.

    Nine boys were selected to appear in “9 LEBEN”, not only because they wanted to stand on a stage but also because they enjoyed the idea of movement. “9 LEBEN” is a mixture of dance and dialogue. The play for young people opposes the everyday lives of the young performers with the perspective of an adult woman. Its exuberant energy makes itself directly felt in the audience.

    9Leben_1_Foto_Tom_Pingel

    © Tom Pingel

     ”9 LEBEN” unites the three main principles behind the profile of JES since it was set up in 2004: continuity in the form of a professional acting ensemble, work with young people and international cooperation. JES is the young people’s municipal theatre company in the regional capital Stuttgart. It has a permanent venue in the centre of the city.

    www.jes-stuttgart.de