13.11.2021
Kunstkritik I Das Schweigen I EUROPEAN CULTURAL NEWS
Dr.in Michaela Preiner
Man kann es sich im Leben leicht machen und man kann es sich im Leben schwer machen. Manches aber, was vermeintlich schwer aussieht - ist für denjenigen, der es macht, offenbar ein Kinderspiel.Čítať ďalej: EUROPEAN CULTURAL NEWS
The Silence
Nathalie Sarraute
Directing: Dávid Paška
Stage: Julius Leon Seiler
Costumes: Maria-Lena Poindl
Tilman Tuppy
Nils Hausotte
Katharina Rose
Ella Morgen
Matthäus Zaborszyk
Etienne Halsdorf
Ruben Sabel
Seide Noffke
Julien Colombet*
Assistance: Ben Seegatz
Photo: Lalo Jodlbauer
Dates
We 3.11.2021 - 19 Uhr
Thu 4.11.2021 - 19 Uhr
Fr 5.11.2021 - 19 Uhr
Sa 6.11.2021 - 16:30 Uhr
Address:
Schlosstheater Schönbrunn I Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse 47 | 1130 Wien
About the Production
Jean Pierre remains silent. What initially appears to be a peculiar whim or an inexplicable reluctance to communicate gradually exerts an intense influence on those around him. His persistent silence disrupts the conventions of social conversation and exposes the mechanisms of collective behaviour. The other characters reveal more about themselves than they would consciously be willing to admit.
Das Schweigen was written in the 1960s as a radio play for Radio Stuttgart. Nathalie Sarraute's work is characterised by a focus on inner processes, standing in tension with the traditional understanding of theatre as external action. The plot is minimal; the characters are not psychologically developed in the classical sense. Instead, Sarraute concentrates on language — on what resonates between the lines.
The author articulated her principle clearly:
"In a dialogue that appears purely realistic, one must reveal what lies beneath the dialogue."
The tension does not arise from events, but from the micro-movements of speech, from impulses and latent conflicts that gradually surface.
The relevance of the text lies in its ability to expose the emptiness and constructed nature of social discourse. Here, silence becomes an active force — a test of power, self-presentation, and ideological positioning. In a society defined by constant communication, silence becomes a radical gesture.