Duration: 1 h
Information: In Korean and German with German and English surtitles.
An unoccupied hospital bed stands onstage. A door protrudes into the nearly empty room. Strange things come to pass. Will the door ever open? Is there someone lying in the bed, unseen? Nothing evidently happens, but the atmosphere in the room is constantly in flux. The bed moves; it rises and falls. It tilts as if responding to the weight of a person moving upon it. A voice flickers to life and describes the condition of an invisible body. Its position, its movements, its breathing. Tension hangs in the air, driven by curiosity. There is something constantly happening.
From 18 June to 5 July 2026, Chemnitz will be in the international spotlight: Germany's largest international theatre festival "Theatre of the World" is coming to Chemnitz - directly following the Capital of Culture year 2025. For three weeks, Chemnitz will be a meeting place for artists, audiences and theatre enthusiasts from all over the world. A lively celebration of the performing arts will take place on stages, in urban spaces and in unusual locations, overcoming borders and bringing together stories from all parts of the world.
Nine international curators from Australia, Canada, Colombia, Argentina, South Africa, Greece, Jordan, India, Senegal and China are responsible for the festival programme. They will meet in Chemnitz in November to select around 40 outstanding productions - works that they have previously viewed in their regions. The result is an inspiring panorama of current theatre forms, languages and perspectives.
