Theater im Bahnhof (A)

The Graz-based Theater im Bahnhof (TiB) is Austria’s largest professional free theatre company. According to its own definition, TiB sees itself as a contemporary popular theatre and has from the outset focused on Austrian identity between tradition and pop. For TiB, the principle of popular theatre demands an all-out subjective approach. Self-developed plays have been the theatre’s main identity from the beginning. It is constantly changing its methods of work so as to create living, varied theatre.
Latest works are „Sprich mit ihm! Ein Heimatabend“ (2010, as part of regionale10), „Der perfekte Tag. Ein Tanzabend“ (2010) in collaboration with the choreographer Milli Bitterli, „Jochen Rindt. Ich möchte auch ein Ehrengrab“ (2009), „Europa! Europa! Die wahren Abenteuer sind im Kopf“ (2009) an the regular show „DEMOKRATIE die SHOW“ at Schauspielhaus Graz. As contemporary „Volkstheater“, TiB has always been interessted in popular forms, which are appropriate for also reaching a larger audience. Live improvisation is one of these forms, which TiB is practicing traditionally already („Montag. Die improvisierte Show“). In January 2010 TiB hosted the IMPROCUP 2010 with guests from Israel, Sweden, Slovenia, Germany, Canada and Vienna. The last comissioned works by steirischer herbst festival were „Nicht einmal Hundescheiße“ (2005) and „Zwischen Knochen und Raketen“ (2007), a co-production with art&shock (KAZ).

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