Discussion Café

Engaging amateur actors, representatives of social groups, non-professionals or professionals from different fields to generate material for documentary theatre, or simply bringing in your average Joes – none of this is new. We will examine the trends of »authenticity«, de-professionalisation, collaboration with various social groups to gain impact, democratisation and pluralisation, which propel us to open up our stages and offer them to groups that may not have a voice in public. Naturally, there is no definitive answer, but we aim to ask pertinent questions and address these trends also through the lens of festival performances.