Nightmares in Hamburg

Indonesia's Teater Mandiri, along with other groups like the Black Swan Theater Company of Australia, DA-M of Japan and Arjun Raina of India, took Germany by storm with its performances at the Lakoon summer festival in Hamburg.

September 10, 2002

Ach, das ist Brecht effekt (Well, that's Brechtian effect)," whispers someone in the audience. Onstage, a huge screen spreads out. Shadows move violently, reaching for one another. The shadow play is followed by a play of the screen inhaling and exhaling, like a man panting for breath. Teater Mandiri is taking Kampnagel, Hamburg, by storm with a presentation of Luka, a free adaptation of The Coffin is Too Big for the Hole, a work by Singaporea

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