Public funding allows Germany’s theatres to experiment, provoke and cover controversial political topics such as the refugee crisis, says Emily Goodling.
Since 2015, over one million refugees have entered Germany. As a political event, the so-called refugee crisis continues to color public policy and political rhetoric in Germany and around the world. Less well-known, however, is Germany’s artistic response to this crisis, especially on the stage.
Germany has a long history of political theater. But the influx of refugees since 2015 – what some have called the greatest humanitarian catastrophe of our era – has created new challenges for depicting crisis on stage, from striking the right balance between political activism and artistic creation, to figuring out the best way to reflect events as they unfold.
The result has been a German theater scene that has doubled as a platform for political action – one that blurs the lines between social work, radical activism and art... Keep reading on The Conversation
Since 2015, over one million refugees have entered Germany. As a political event, the so-called refugee crisis continues to color public policy and political rhetoric in Germany and around the world. Less well-known, however, is Germany’s artistic response to this crisis, especially on the stage.
Germany has a long history of political theater. But the influx of refugees since 2015 – what some have called the greatest humanitarian catastrophe of our era – has created new challenges for depicting crisis on stage, from striking the right balance between political activism and artistic creation, to figuring out the best way to reflect events as they unfold.
The result has been a German theater scene that has doubled as a platform for political action – one that blurs the lines between social work, radical activism and art... Keep reading on The Conversation