A non-verbal theatre of gestures that goes far beyond Shakespeare’s work and yet remains true to its core: In King Lear, nine actresses present a female reading of the classic, staged by an interdisciplinary team of artists from Hong Kong around director Tang Shu-wing, the “alchemist of minimalist theatre”. After performances in Hong Kong and Shanghai, the award-winning physical theatre production is now coming [...]

Teodor Currentzis and the SWR Symphonieorchester return to the Philharmonie Berlin following the great success of their concert around Mahler’s 10th Symphony. Together with the London Symphony Chorus, the SWR Vokalensemble, the Knabenchor Hannover and outstanding soloists, the orchestra will perform Benjamin Britten’s impressive War Requiem. With the Russian soprano Irina Lungu, the [...]