Inside Outside Europe

Tetralogy of the Chemnitz, Plauen-Zwickau, Mittelsächsisches Theater Freiberg/Döbeln and Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theater Annaberg-Buchholz theatres

One stage - one common geographical area: Europe. Our continent and its inhabitants form the focal point of a multi-layered theatre project. Artists from Romania, Georgia, Russia and Germany postulate their perspectives right in the centre. They talk about clowns and the nature of humour in Europe, reinterpret the Medea story and trace the long, constricting shadow of the Nazi era over generations. They allow voices from the Ore Mountains to speak about how people want to live together in the future and give migrants space to position themselves on the current state of affairs.

Inside Outside Europe will present all productions together for the first time in Chemnitz on 12 April 2025, accompanied by a supporting programme by Treibhaus e.V., and will then travel from city to city. In autumn 2025, the tetralogy can be seen in Annaberg-Buchholz, Zwickau and Freiberg. You can also experience the individual productions in the theatre schedules.

The programme: 

Theatre Plauen-Zwickau // From 15 November 2024
EUdaimonía. A utopian promise of bliss by Tamó Gvenetadze
Directed and written by Tamó Gvenetadze
 

Central Saxon Theatre Freiberg/Döbeln // From 14 March 2025
The clown and Europe. A play development about the essence of European laughter
Directed by Petra Ratiu
 

The Chemnitz Theatre // From 17 April 2025
An experiment about my grandfather. A research project by the Figurentheater Chemnitz
Directed by Karen Breece
 

Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theatre Annaberg-Buchholz // From 17 April 2025
Call It Home. How can you share home? Play by Tamó Gvenetadze
Directed by Jasmin Sarah Zamani