Game Over: Open call for performers

Studio Julian Hetzel & Staatstheater Kassel are looking for performers for a new production.

Read call in German

Studio Julian Hetzel creates undisciplinary art projects that combine contemporary theatre, performance and visual arts. For the new creation Game Over to take place at Staatstheater Kassel / TiF – Theater im Fridericianum, between 8 – 16 May 2024, we are looking for several performers (m/f/d).

WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Physical performers who can playfully improvise and rearrange objects in the space to create temporary sculptures
• People with a thick skin; rugged and ready to handle pressure on stage
• Performers who are willing to expose themselves to paintball shots (protective gear and clothing is provided)
• Performers who can maintain a strong stage presence also without spoken text

The working language during rehearsals is German and English.
On stage / during the performance there is no text.

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

A performative installation about empathy and the gamification of violence which is presented in Germany for the first time. Game Over is an adaptation of the award winning performance The Automated Sniper by Studio Julian Hetzel.

Game Over brings a complex and highly topical theme as an artistic-social experiment to the stage in artistic form, enabling awareness and creating a space for dialogue and reflection on the big questions of war and peace.

AUDITION:

A one-day audition workshop will be held in Kassel on Sunday 14 April 2024 (details will follow upon invitation).

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Wednesday 10 April 2024: Deadline open call
• Thursday 11 April 2024: Invitation selected candidates
• Sunday 14 April 2024, from 11:00 – 14:00: Audition / workshop in Kassel
• 2 – 7 May 2024: Rehearsals in Kassel
• 8 – 16 May 2024: Game Over im TiF – Theater im Fridericianum, Staatstheater Kassel

Game Over is open daily from 8 – 16 May from 17:00 – 21:00 Uhr, closed on Sunday 12 May.
During the installation’s opening hours, the performers work shifts of two hours.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Participation in an exciting and topical art project
• Participation in the rehearsals and the performances will be paid
• An insight in the creative practice of an internationally operating studio in the field of performing arts, theatre and visual arts.
• Collaborate in a new production of Staatstheater Kassel / TiF

If you are interested, please send us a short CV and a selection of work samples to: franziska.niehaus@staatstheater-kassel.de

Thank you!