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What's it about?
Between 1915 and 1922, Karl Kraus wrote the extensive drama THE LAST DAYS OF HUMANITY. In over 200 scenes, it depicts World War I in a profoundly disturbing and absurd manner: from the blindness of politics, through deliberate misinformation by the press, to the dull indifference of the population. Kraus exposes mercilessly how the intertwining of power interests and war propaganda, combined with an opportunistic society, makes the madness of war possible at all. Director Dušan David Pařízek creates a new version of the material, which was long considered 'unperformable' and was originally intended by Kraus not for an earthly stage but for a 'Mars theater.' Direction and stage: Dušan David Pařízek Costumes: Kamila Polívková Assistant costumes: Magdaléna Vrábová Live music and video design: Peter Fasching Lighting: Reinhard Traub Dramaturgy: Lena Wontorra Cast: Marie-Luise Stockinger Alice Schalek, war correspondent Michael Maertens Sigmund Schwarz-Gelber, politician Dörte Lyssewski Elfriede Ritter-Schwarz-Gelber, actress Felix Rech Anton Allmer, military chaplain Elisa Plüss The Grumbler Branko Samarovski Vinzenz Chramosta, patriot Peter Fasching Peter Sedlatschek, sergeant
Where?
Burgtheater
Universitätsring 2
Source: Eventim
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