"In Berlin, I often eat Sichuan food." Lars Eidinger, the lead actor in "Hamlet," said at a media sharing meeting for the German Schaubühne Theater's performance in Shanghai on October 31, "I have an inexplicable affinity for Chinese culture. , I like eating Chinese food very muc

"In Berlin, I often eat Sichuan food." On October 31, Lars Eidinger, the star of "Hamlet ", said at the media sharing meeting of the German Schaubühne Theater's performance in Shanghai, "I have an inexplicable interest in Chinese culture. I feel very close to Chinese food. I think Ostermayer’s works, including Brecht’s plays, are deeply influenced by Chinese culture. Chinese audiences will show great interest and passion every time they watch the play.”

Media Sharing Session

On November 1st and 8th, two heavyweight works "Hamlet" and "Every Woman" of the world-renowned German Schaubühne Theater made their Shanghai premiere at the Young Theater and participated in the 23rd China Shanghai International Arts Festival, this is also an important performance of the 2024 autumn international theater season.

Schaubühne Theater Artistic Director Thomas Ostermayer's masterpiece "Hamlet" has toured more than 100 times in more than 30 cities around the world. In 2015, it was invited to appear at the Tianjin Grand Theater and received a 9.2 rating on Douban. This "craziest version of Hamlet in history" subverts the audience's understanding of Shakespeare. More than twenty characters in the original work were skillfully performed by six actors.

Lars Edinger is well-known to Chinese audiences for his starring roles in the movie " Persian Lesson " and the TV series "Babylon Berlin". In 2021, "Persian Lesson" was nominated for the China Film Golden Rooster Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Lars Eidinger in "Persian Course"

Returns to China with "Hamlet" after 9 years. Lars Eidinger will create an unexpected image of a Danish prince and make a mark for this era. "To be or not to be". Talking about his impression of China, Eidinger said, "Everyone is born in a specific culture and is closely connected with the place where he was born. But I want to move to China, to Beijing, with my motorcycle, to Eating noodles in a noodle shop.

《Hamlet》photo by arno declair

《Hamlet》thomas Photo by aurin

Tobias Witte, executive director of the Schaubühne Theater, said at the sharing meeting, "The plays we produce are very local. When performed in other parts of the world, such as China, they will receive completely different understandings and opinions from the audience. Feedback, this is awesome."

"Every Woman", co-written by the popular director Milo Rau and the famous Swiss actor Usna Rati, continues the director's unique video documentary style, and deeply analyzes "mortal people" through the spatial interactive narrative of actors and amateurs. death". They visited all the hospices in Berlin and finally, prompted by a letter, found a dying person. A cross-media interview presents two completely different lives to the audience. Thomas Ostermaia said: "Both the two works in Shanghai are trying to reflect our current world."

"Every Woman" armin smailovic

young theater also launched "Hamlet" with its own "cup" digging limited time event, clever combination The concept of environmental protection enriches the audience's "after-sales experience". In order to restore the original stage performance, 4.5 tons of soil were specially shipped from Germany. This soil is suitable for vegetable seedlings because of its massive matrix of black peat. In order to realize the reuse of resources, young theater combines the "bring your own cup" environmental protection method that has been widely praised in recent years to increase the connection between the audience and the repertoire through fun "picking up" soil. Most of the land will be donated in the form of donations to the Kongjiang Road Community Neighborhood Center, Shanghai Yanze Social Work Development Center, Siyecaotang, and Youzhong Action Team for community greening construction.

"Hamlet" will also be performed at Fudan University, with starring Lars Eidinger and German Department Professor Li Shuangzhi interpreting Shakespeare's innovative interpretation for teachers and students."Every Woman" entered the Shanghai Theater Academy. Starring Usna Rati and actor Tao Hong discussed female narratives on stage and film and television dramas; Young Theater also once again cooperated with the Shanghai Library to organize a pre-performance of "Hamlet" Li Ran, a teacher at the Art Education Center of Shanghai International Studies University, was a guest in the East Hall of Shanghai International Studies University and talked in detail about the charm of drama from text to stage. The drama dialogue salon with the theme of "Every Woman" was held in the reopened "Lady Huaihai", which was formerly a women's products store familiar to Shanghainese. Wang Xi, associate professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Fudan University, and contemporary artist Wang Ziyue will share the cultural context of women here.

"In Berlin, I often eat Sichuan food." On October 31, Lars Eidinger, the star of " Hamlet " said at the media sharing meeting of the German Schaubühne Theater's performance in Shanghai, "I have a deep understanding of Chinese culture. I feel an inexplicable affinity with Chinese food. I think Ostermayer's works, including Brecht's plays, are deeply influenced by Chinese culture. Chinese audiences will show great interest and passion every time they watch the play. "

Media Sharing Session

On November 1st and 8th, two heavyweight works "Hamlet" and "Every Woman" of the world-renowned German Schaubühne Theater made their Shanghai premiere at the Young Theater and participated in the 23rd China Shanghai International Arts Festival, this is also an important performance of the 2024 autumn international theater season.

Schaubühne Theater Artistic Director Thomas Ostermayer's masterpiece "Hamlet" has toured more than 100 times in more than 30 cities around the world. In 2015, it was invited to appear at the Tianjin Grand Theater and received a 9.2 rating on Douban. This "craziest version of Hamlet in history" subverts the audience's understanding of Shakespeare. More than twenty characters in the original work were skillfully performed by six actors.

Lars Edinger is well-known to Chinese audiences for his starring roles in the movie " Persian Lesson " and the TV series "Babylon Berlin". In 2021, "Persian Lesson" was nominated for the China Film Golden Rooster Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Lars Eidinger in "Persian Course"

Returns to China with "Hamlet" after 9 years. Lars Eidinger will create an unexpected image of a Danish prince and make a mark for this era. "To be or not to be". Talking about his impression of China, Eidinger said, "Everyone is born in a specific culture and is closely connected with the place where he was born. But I want to move to China, to Beijing, with my motorcycle, to Eating noodles in a noodle shop.

"Hamlet" photo by arno declair

"Hamlet" photo by thomas aurin

Tobias Witte, executive director of Schaubühne Theater, said at the sharing meeting, "The dramas we produce are very local and come to the world. Performances in other places, such as China, will receive completely different understanding and feedback from the audience, which is great. "

"Every Woman" co-written by the popular director Milo Rau and the famous Swiss actor Usna Rati, Continuing the director's unique video documentary style, it deeply analyzes "mortal death" through the spatial interactive narrative of actors and amateurs. They visited all the hospices in Berlin and finally, prompted by a letter, found a dying person. A cross-media interview presents two completely different lives to the audience. Thomas Ostermaia said: "Both the two works in Shanghai are trying to reflect our current world."

"Every Woman" armin smailovic

young theater also launched "Hamlet" with its own "cup" digging limited time event, clever combination The concept of environmental protection enriches the audience's "after-sales experience". In order to restore the original stage performance, 4.5 tons of soil were specially shipped from Germany. This soil is suitable for vegetable seedlings because of its massive matrix of black peat. In order to realize the reuse of resources, young theater combines the "bring your own cup" environmental protection method that has been widely praised in recent years to increase the connection between the audience and the repertoire through fun "picking up" soil. Most of the land will be donated in the form of donations to the Kongjiang Road Community Neighborhood Center, Shanghai Yanze Social Work Development Center, Siyecaotang, and Youzhong Action Team for community greening construction.

"Hamlet" will also be performed at Fudan University, with starring Lars Eidinger and German Department Professor Li Shuangzhi interpreting Shakespeare's innovative interpretation for teachers and students."Every Woman" entered the Shanghai Theater Academy. Starring Usna Rati and actor Tao Hong discussed female narratives on stage and film and television dramas; Young Theater also once again cooperated with the Shanghai Library to organize a pre-performance of "Hamlet" Li Ran, a teacher at the Art Education Center of Shanghai International Studies University, was a guest in the East Hall of Shanghai International Studies University and talked in detail about the charm of drama from text to stage. The drama dialogue salon with the theme of "Every Woman" was held in the reopened "Lady Huaihai", which was formerly a women's products store familiar to Shanghainese. Wang Xi, associate professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Fudan University, and contemporary artist Wang Ziyue will share the cultural context of women here.