BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TYPO3/NONSGML Calendarize//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendarize-dear-children-sincerely-7-decades-of-sri-lanka-theater-der -welt-20260627 DTSTAMP:20260317T092506Z DTSTART:20260627T170000Z DTEND:20260627T185000Z SUMMARY:Dear Children\, Sincerely... 7 Decades of Sri Lanka | THEATER DER WELT DESCRIPTION:Duration: 1h 50 minInformation: In English\, Tamil and Sinhala with German and English surtitles\n1948: Independence for Ceylon\, now kn own as Sri Lanka – a new country\, a new ‘we’\, a new promise. But a t this point\, no one knows exactly what this new ‘we’ actually signif ies. Sri Lanka has been in existence as an independent state for 70 years – since the end of the British colonial empire. Dear Children\, Sincerel y… 7 Decades of Sri Lanka sets off a retrospective whose particular dram atic quality is one of uncertainty. For 25 years\, Stages Theatre Group ha s worked with artistic actions\, unusual formats\, and ever-changing const ellations\, bringing to life voices that remember without agreeing\; momen ts that become greater than they initially seem. Seven scenes\, seven deca des. There is no linear narrative\, but rather a sequence of situations in which power shifts\, belonging is redistributed\, and violence slowly bec omes normalised. In place of historical explanation\, European audiences e ncounter a thrillingly novel mosaic of moments\, images\, and physical sta tes in a largely unfamiliar visual language: a bus that at first takes eve ryone aboard\, and in the end only a few remain. A dance that arises from youthful energy and tips over into sheer destruction. And finally\, a fema le voice\, old and tired\, telling of displacement as if it had long since become part of her daily reality.From 18 June to 5 July 2026\, Chemnitz w ill be in the international spotlight: Germany's largest international the atre festival "Theatre of the World" is coming to Chemnitz - directly foll owing the Capital of Culture year 2025. For three weeks\, Chemnitz will be a meeting place for artists\, spectators and theatre enthusiasts from all over the world. A lively celebration of the performing arts will take pla ce on stages\, in urban spaces and in unusual locations\, overcoming borde rs and bringing together stories from all over the world.\nNine internatio nal curators from Australia\, Canada\, Colombia\, Argentina\, South Africa \, Greece\, Jordan\, India\, Senegal and China are responsible for designi ng the festival programme. They will meet in Chemnitz in November to selec t around 40 outstanding productions - works that they have previously view ed in their regions. The result is an inspiring panorama of current theatr e forms\, languages and perspectives. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Duration: 1h 50 min
Information: In English\, Tamil and Sinhala with German a nd English surtitles

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1948: Independence for Ceylon\, now known as Sri Lanka – a new country\, a new ‘we’\, a new promise. But at this point\, no one knows exactly what this new ‘we’ actually signifies. Sr i Lanka has been in existence as an independent state for 70 years – sin ce the end of the British colonial empire. Dear Children\, Sincerely… 7 Decades of Sri Lanka sets off a retrospective whose particular dramatic qu ality is one of uncertainty. For 25 years\, Stages Theatre Group has worke d with artistic actions\, unusual formats\, and ever-changing constellatio ns\, bringing to life voices that remember without agreeing\; moments that become greater than they initially seem. Seven scenes\, seven decades. Th ere is no linear narrative\, but rather a sequence of situations in which power shifts\, belonging is redistributed\, and violence slowly becomes no rmalised. In place of historical explanation\, European audiences encounte r a thrillingly novel mosaic of moments\, images\, and physical states in a largely unfamiliar visual language: a bus that at first takes everyone a board\, and in the end only a few remain. A dance that arises from youthfu l energy and tips over into sheer destruction. And finally\, a female voic e\, old and tired\, telling of displacement as if it had long since become part of her daily reality.


From 18 June to 5 July 2026\, Chemnitz will be in the international spotlight: Germany's largest international theatre festival "Theatre of t he World" is coming to Chemnitz - directly following the Capital of Cu lture year 2025. For three weeks\, Chemnitz will be a meeting place for ar tists\, spectators and theatre enthusiasts from all over the world. A live ly celebration of the performing arts will take place on stages\, in urban spaces and in unusual locations\, overcoming borders and bringing togethe r stories from all over the world.

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Nine international curators fro m Australia\, Canada\, Colombia\, Argentina\, South Africa\, Greece\, Jord an\, India\, Senegal and China are responsible for designing the festival programme. They will meet in Chemnitz in November to select around 40 outs tanding productions - works that they have previously viewed in their regi ons. The result is an inspiring panorama of current theatre forms\, langua ges and perspectives.

LOCATION:Chemnitz\, Spinnbau Big stage END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR