Rats 07

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Ratten 07 is the name of a homeless theater group in Berlin . The ensemble is known far beyond the borders of Germany .

founding

At the end of 1992, director Jeremy Weller was looking for homeless people to participate in the “Pest” project in addition to professional actors. After the end of the production (including a guest appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe ), no continuation of the theater work was planned. The homeless actors and others involved founded their own group and called themselves “RATTEN 07” as the “first Berlin homeless theater”. It was founded in December 1992. The founding members are Andreas "Andy" Merten, Uwe "Hunni" Hundertmark (died on April 26, 2003 in Berlin RIP) and Jörg "Jumbo" Lengner.

Productions (selection)

The rats have brought more than 55 pieces to the stage so far.

  • 1992 Contaminated (R. Brus)
  • 1993 Berlin 2000 (R. Brus) * The very last supper (R. Brus) * Mulackei - Robinsonades on a black Friday (R. Brus) * Connected to life (R. Brus)
  • 1994 From the everyday life of a painter (R. Brus) * Clip on clip closed (R. Brus) * Black car * Like a leaf in the wind
  • 1995 Woyzeck - Am I human? (R. Brus) * saw rats in jail * Recreational Asylum Siberia (R. Brus) * Straßenhamlet
  • 1996 Leonce and Lena (G. Seidler) * Cadavre Exquis (A. Scheer)
  • 1997 Lumpazi Vagabundus (G. Seidler) * No payment is made (G. Seidler)
  • 1998 The bread shop (G. Seidler) * Iphigenie on Tauris (H. Mannes)
  • 1999 machine attacker (G. Seidler) * King Lear (H. Mannes) * 2000 - a comment on the situation (S. Hoffmann)
  • 2000 rats 07 craftsmen (M. Laages) * the sin that cannot be called by name (C&A) * tightness in the house and in the coffin (C&A, text: Kristof Magnusson)
  • 2001 Alice in Bed (C&A) * The Ant King (U. Kohlert) * The "Haste mal 'ne Mark?" - Show (S. Hoffmann) * With your fist into the open knife (C&A) * Snake dialogues (G. Seidler)
  • 2002 Kasimir and Karoline (S. Müller) * Rebel and Evil (S. Hoffmann)
  • 2003 RÄUBER - Schiller - RATTEN 07 (G. Seidler)
  • 2004 Clowns (K. Hirche) * Seventh: Steal a little less (G. Seidler) * Hamletlied (K. Hirche) * Maschinenstürmer (G. Seidler) New production
  • 2005 Universe Earth Man (G. Seidler) * Die Weber (V. Lowack)
  • 2006 Der Brotladen (G. Seidler) new production * NACHTASYL (G. Seidler) * Death plays hide and seek (A. Kujat)
  • 2007 The Rhinos (C. Köstermann)
  • 2008 Horatier / Medeamaterial (M. Baucks) * The good person of Sezuan (G. Seidler)
  • 2009 The resilient rise of Arturo Ui
  • 2010 RATTEN - monologues / short version DASEIN (Vasic / Garcia)
  • 2010 RATTEN 07-18 YEARS OF THEAT ER LIFE - EXHIBITION
  • 2010 Struwwelpeter (G. Seidler)
  • 2010 CLOSED FOR WEALTH (G. Seidler)
  • 2010 FALLEN FROM HEAVEN (Vasic & Garcia)
  • 2011 THE AUDITOR (G. Seidler)
  • 2011 RAT Stories (S. Gaul)
  • 2012 BEAVER FURS (U.Kala)
  • 2013 RATTEN MOBIL (U.Kala G. Seidler)
  • 2014 final (U.Kala / G. Seidler)
  • 2014 Heath Time (U.Kala)

Directors

Venues

In the first few years, the venue was the Volksbühne on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz . After a stopover in the RAW temple , the rats 07 have been playing in the Theaterforum Kreuzberg since 2008 .

carrier

The rats 07 are organized as an association under the name "Friends of the rats eV".

Others

  • In 2002 Rosa von Praunheim produced the film Cows pregnant with fog together with the residents of the Mecklenburg village of Wrodow and the rats (89 min.).
  • The documentary Ratten 07 (60 min.) Followed in 2003 , also produced by Rosa von Praunheim.

Awards

  • 1995 Academy of the Arts - Art Prize for Performing Arts of the City of Berlin.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Exotics in the cultural scene. Report on the rats 07

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