Janis El-Bira
Janis El-Bira, Jahrgang 1986, studierte Philosophie und Geschichtswissenschaften in Berlin und arbeitet seitdem als freier Journalist mit Theaterschwerpunkt. Er ist Redakteur beim Theaterportal nachtkritik.de und moderiert seit 2016 die Sendung „Rang 1 – Das Theatermagazin“ im Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Texte und Beiträge zudem u.a. für die Berliner Zeitung, SPEX, Tagesspiegel, Deutschlandfunk Kultur und SWR2. Seit 2016 leitet er das Theatertreffen-Blog der Berliner Festspiele.
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Hello,
I am interested in going to the Theatertreffen and wanted to find out more about this.
I really like theatre and I am visiting from England and am wondering whether you would suggest anything particular to see? I know the programme is not out until April 13 but I want to plan the trip to Berlin.
Thank you,
Zoe
Dear Zoe,
thank you for your interest in Theatertreffen. At this point, the only real advise I can give is to book your festival tickets as early as possible, as they are normally sold out in a very short time. There are performances on basically every day during the festival, so whenever you visit, you’ll certainly have a chance of catching something. What to watch depends – as usual – on your personal preferences. Performances are usually subtitled in English and at least “Real Magic” by Sheffield-based Forced Entertainment will be in English anyways. So language should not be a problem, in case you were worrying.
Check out the productions invited to this year’s Theatertreffen here: http://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/aktuell/festivals/theatertreffen/auswahl_tt/auswahl_tt_1.php
Best regards
Janis El-Bira