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’And then I was looking at the colour blue because I had the blues’
4 September 2024
From Isabel Gatzke
The Northern Irish choreographer Oona Doherty shares the highs and lows of the creation process for ‘Navy Blue’, the meaning of the colour blue and how her team managed to give the piece the hope when she herself couldn’t. Read
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’And then I was looking at the colour blue because I had the blues’
4 September 2024
From Isabel Gatzke
The Northern Irish choreographer Oona Doherty shares the highs and lows of the creation process for ‘Navy Blue’, the meaning of the colour blue and how her team managed to give the piece the hope when she herself couldn’t. Read
«Do you have Armenian ancestors?»
9 July 2025
From Rana Yazaji
We regularly collaborate with editorial offices and other projects in the form of secondary publications for our newspaper. This time, cultural scientist and cultural manager Rana Yazaji describes her work in the context of artasfoundation. She provides insights into the complexity of the work of artists in conflict regions. Read
Aesthetics of Access – Exploring Artistic Accessibility
11 September 2024
From Noa Winter
Art that offers disabled and deaf/hard of hearing visitors the same aesthetic experience as non-disabled, hearing audiences. Read
The theatre direction takes stock
25 June 2025
From Kathrin Veser and Miriam Walther
Almost a whole season has passed since we started managing the theatre. Time to look back. The following article serves to evaluate our vision ‘Step by step to 2028’ - and it serves as a checklist for planning the future of our programme, communication and organisation in general. Read
Step by step together to 2028
21 August 2024
From Kathrin Veser and Miriam Walther
Kathrin Veser and Miriam Walther will manage the Gessnerallee from the 2024/25 season on. Their vision and goals for the theatre. Read
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OrderTime to celebrate
18 June 2025
From Rahel Bains, Kathrin Veser and Miriam Walther
The fourth issue of our newspaper is here. With stories about the invention of the professional dramaturge, life in and outside the theatre, Berlin's massive cut to the cultural budget, art in conflict regions - and about the state of the world. Read
Time to celebrate
18 June 2025
From Rahel Bains, Kathrin Veser and Miriam Walther
The fourth issue of our newspaper is here. With stories about the invention of the professional dramaturge, life in and outside the theatre, Berlin's massive cut to the cultural budget, art in conflict regions - and about the state of the world. Read
Time for Orientation
24 March 2025
From Rahel Bains, Kathrin Veser and Miriam Walther
The third issue of our newspaper is here - with stories about normative perspectives, death and the meaning of time in the performative arts. Read
Time for Care
4 December 2024
From Rahel Bains, Kathrin Veser and Miriam Walther
The second issue of our newspaper is here - with stories about the body and sexuality, the interplay between a drag show and audio description, theatre and youth and the magic of light engineering. Read
Time to publish
21 August 2024
From Rahel Bains, Kathrin Veser and Miriam Walther
Let's make a virtue out of necessity – and our love of journalism. From the 2024/25 season, Gessnerallee will be publishing both digitally and in print, with articles in English and German. Read