Archive 2021

2021 saw the festival working with two associate artists: Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and French-Austrian theatre maker Gisèle Vienne, who brought both existing work and new productions. Sakamoto opera TIME had its world premiere, alongside Vienne’s latest production L’Ëtang. The Planet – A Lament by the Indonesian director Garin Nugroho had been planned to open the 2020 festival, and thankfully could be presented after all this year. This edition furthermore featured sheep onstage, a performance in the forest, a podcast version of the Walküre in the virtual world, and a great many films, at Eye, but also on Picl.