Photograph: Matthias Horn

Photograph: Matthias Horn

From an evolutionary point of view, the real question isn’t why do we sleep.
the real question is: why did we ever wake up?

Why We Sleep, Matthew Walker

 

A book like a dream. As groundbreaking as it is controversial, Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams is no less impenetrable than the soul it strives to illuminate. It is a confused guide to the scenes we see in our dreams and, consequently, to our desires, and our ego. Which is, for Freud, what dreams are all about.

He regarded this work as his magnum opus, as the foundation stone of psychoanalysis and as a scientific guide to understanding dreams. Freud was convinced that he could solve the mysteries of dreams and gain access to the soul.

A theatrical dream workshop that leads from Freud’s treatment room at Berggasse 19 into our own childhood bedrooms.

Premiered at Akademietheater, Vienna, January17th 2020.

The Interpretation of Dreams is a BurgTheater production. For touring, please contact Sylvia.Abrokat@burgtheater.at


“This is highly enjoyable and entertaining, played by a great ensemble. “
Der Standard

“Dead Centre demand a considerable talent for improvisation from the actors. Their risk has paid off.”
Die Presse

“A very entertaining evening which dissolves the separation between stage events and reality.”
Falter

 

Cast
PHILIPP HAUS
ALEXANDRA HENKEL
TIM WERTHS
JOHANNES ZIRNER

ANOUK AUER  
CHIARA BAUER-MITTERLEHNER  
MARA NATHALIE BROSTEANU 

AND A DREAMER

Stage and Costume Design NINA WETZEL 
Light MARCUS LORAN 
Video SOPHIE LUX 
Sound and Music KEVIN GLEESON 
Assistant Sound Designer PADRAIG RYAN

Text BUSH MOUKARZEL , BEN KIDD, SIGMUND FREUD
German Translation ANNA OPEL
Dramaturg ANDREAS KARLAGANIS
Assistant Director KARLA TRAUN
Direction BUSH MOUKARZEL , BEN KIDD 


 

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