With their new project the Komische Oper Berlin and the Berliner Ensemble are developing artistic formats that merge new technologies with the classical elements, capabilities and resources of theatre and opera.
The project organisers are looking for formats that combine the analogue and digital sphere while producing a staged narrative work with actors, singers and/or musicians that also incorporates the live theatre experience. The preference is for large-format artistic projects that can be realised in a way that involves the ensembles of the Komische Oper Berlin and the Berliner Ensemble.
The winning submission will be realised as part of the Spielräume project. The proposals submitted should be artistic projects that create new formats of
theatrical experience in a sustainable and innovative way using digital technologies. There are no specifications regarding subject matter: a narrative exploration of contemporary issues and material is as acceptable as research projects, the interpretation of classic works or a critique of the technologies applied. A fee of 2500 EUR will be paid to shortlisted applicants, with a production budget of 120,000 EUR for the winning proposal. Applications can be submitted until 31 March. More information can be found here.
This call for proposals is part of the collaborative project Spielräume, which is funded by the Digital Culture Programme of theGerman Federal Cultural Foundationand by theFederal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
Since its founding in 1947, the Komische Oper Berlin has stood for contemporary and lively music theatre, where both parts of the word music theatre are given equal weight. Berliner Ensemble is one of the most renowned and long-standing theatres in Germany. In the tradition of its former Artistic Directors, Bertolt Brecht and Heiner Müller, and under its new director Oliver Reese, Berliner Ensemble directs its attention on theatre that reflects upon the present times.
