Theater in Trance
Rainer Werner Fassbinder visits for two weeks the "Theater der Welt" festival 1981 in Cologne. 30 companies showed in over 100 performances their own visions of a new theater. Framed by Fassbinder's reading of one of the famous essays on theater: Antonin Artaud's "The Theater and its double". The audience is left to wonder how much of Artaud's radical and beautiful vision is realized in contemporary theater.
- Overview
- Crew
- Recommendations
Theater in Trance
- Overview
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 20, 1981
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
64%
Original Title
Theater in Trance
Production Companies
Laura Film
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Description
Rainer Werner Fassbinder visits for two weeks the "Theater der Welt" festival 1981 in Cologne. 30 companies showed in over 100 performances their own visions of a new theater. Framed by Fassbinder's reading of one of the famous essays on theater: Antonin Artaud's "The Theater and its double". The audience is left to wonder how much of Artaud's radical and beautiful vision is realized in contemporary theater.
Crew
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