GÖTEBORG STADSTEATERN GÖTEBORG SWEDEN

A play by Lukas Bärfuss

Watch online on the site of Göteborgs Stadsteater!

https://stadsteatern.goteborg.se/pa-scen/2019-2020/blandat-bandat/veckans-forestallning/

“The artistic team has worked out a distinctive aesthetic that frames an expressionist drama about globalization, power, and gender.” Aftonbladet

“About the transgender Schmitz who is forced to work for an unnamed company to undergo a series of gender transformations to tap into the company's global interests. In Hungarian guest director Ildikó Gáspár, this becomes a laughing stock of contemporary grotesqueries, a Twin Peaks farce, and an expressionist all-around work.” dn.se

“Together, light builds scenes; sound, and music create an enclosed world where everything runs on repeated routines. Costume and mask are hard-driven for each of the eight characters. The ensemble pads on with expansive body language. The body is changeable and can increase the individual's utility. Reflecting on the relationship in the work collective is revealing. We become what we are judged to be. But after what criteria? What does gender matter?” Lis Hellström Sveningson kultur@gp.se

“Themes include national stereotypes, climate debate, and work management. Mostly, though, it's about identity, of course. It's about adapting and, if you like, fitting in too. "Who is Schmitz?" thus contributes a lot worth thinking about over.” SVD-Kultur

“The answer to who Schmitz is, and it takes the form of a passion play, where rebirth takes on both secular and religious meaning. So who is Schmitz? A classic answer: Anyone. Everyman.” Christian Swalander, Boras Tidning

With Karin de Frumerie, Fredrik Evers, Emilie Strandberg, Ylva Olaison, Victoria Dyrstad, Jesper Söderblom, Carl-Marcus Wickström, Josefin Ljungman

Set & Costume: Lili Izsák, Video: András Juhász, Music: Tamás Matkó, Light: Tamás Bányai, Dramaturgy: Joel Nordström, Director: Ildikó Gáspár

Photo: Olya Kjelbye, Ines Sebalj, András Juhász