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Dionysos Stadt

Directed by: Christopher Rüping

 Schauspielhaus
 Premiere: 6.10.2018
 9 hours 30 minutes (with break)
 German with English surtitles
 Strobe Effect
 30-80€, reduced: 20€
 Schauspielhaus
 Premiere: 6.10.2018
 9 hours 30 minutes (with break)
 German with English surtitles
 Strobe Effect
 30-80€, reduced: 20€

Ten hours of theatre on the problems of people who lived 2,500 years ago? Toiling through dramas featuring Prometheus, Achilles, Cassandra, Elektra and Ulysses? Grappling with the mighty gods, the curse of doomed, irreconcilable conflicts and never-ending wars?

Modern Greeks no longer want to be victims of fate, governed by external powers. They prefer to wrangle with the world of the gods and mythology even if every path seems fatal and laden with guilt. People face different problems nowadays, don’t they? But the first democracy in the world, which was founded in 5 BC in Athens, dealt with these issues in the arena of theatre, which was both a place of entertainment and to meet, a site of collective emancipation. Former audiences in Athens discovered the ancient mythologies in comedies, tragedies and satyr plays, and which were brought to life by the performers. Director Christopher Rüping and the performers of the Münchner Kammerspiele now take a turn at depicting the characters, plays and political circumstances of Greek drama and approach the issues and conflicts of the ancient world from a contemporary perspective.

On-site catering is available during the three short breaks. The price includes finger food in the foyer (only during the first break). Menu bookings for the big break can be made for our gastronomy Conviva. Not included in the ticket price, approx. 15 to 20 euros plus drinks. Please book in advance. The Herz und Schnauze - Apen-Essen food truck will also be located in the courtyard. There will be a coffee bar from The Golden Café in the upper foyer.

Sunday 5.1.2025
1st part: 13:00 - 14:50
Break: 14:50 - 15:30
2nd part: 15:30 - 17:55
Break: 17:55 - 19:10 (big break with food truck catering)
3rd part: 19:10 - 21:05
Break: 21:05 - 21:40 (DJ Booty Carrell plays at the Habibi Kiosk)
4th part: 21:40 - 22:30

Monday 6.1.2025
1st part: 12:00 - 13:50
Break: 13:50 - 14:30
2nd part: 14:30 - 16:55
Break: 16:55 - 18:10 (big break with food truck catering)
3rd part: 18:10 - 20:05
Break: 20:05 - 20:40 (DJ Booty Carrell plays at the Habibi Kiosk)
4th part: 20:40 - 21:30

  • With Maja Beckmann, Alaaeldin Dyab, Nils Kahnwald, Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Wiebke Mollenhauer, Jochen Noch, Benjamin Radjaipour
  • Live-Music Matze Pröllochs
  • Stage Design Jonathan Mertz
  • Costumes Lene Schwind
  • Video Susanne Steinmassl
  • Host & Environment Felix Siwinski
  • Directed by Christopher Rüping
  • Light Stephan Mariani, Christian Schweig
  • Music Jonas Holle, Matze Pröllochs
  • Dramaturge Valerie Göhring, Matthias Pees
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Press reviews

“If, after ten hours in which hardly anyone has left, there are another ten minutes of standing ovations, then Rüping and his team have done a lot right. ‘Dionysos Stadt’ is not only a play that should be seen, but can also be seen twice.”

nachtkritik • 6.10.18

“As soon as the sun rises on the stage at around 11 p.m. and its golden glow falls into the audience, the front rows are swept up in ovations, and then they are celebrated extensively, the seven actors and the musician…”

Süddeutsche Zeitung • 7.10.18

“Rüping’s mammoth play is a genre remix of slapstick, improvisation, participatory fun and tragedy that works well because it boldly mixes many genres”

taz • 12.10.18

“Seven actors in dozens of roles, often in groups of three, similar to the ancient model, run this marathon awake and full of enthusiasm as a team to the finish line.”

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung • 7.10.18

“There is at least as much dramaturgical finesse in all of this as there is in the staging.”

Der Standard • 7.10.18