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Castorf's rebellion at the Volksbuhne. (Volksbuhne Theater, Berlin, Germany)
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American Theatre
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December 1, 1995
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Artistic director Frank Castorf reestablished the relevance of theater in the community when he took over the management of the Volksbuhne Theater in Berlin, Germany. Castorf assembled a cast from the local youths and has staged plays that combine avant-garde approaches with musical productions, while some staging invite audiences onto the stage. The moribund theater became a vital part of the community and has also become a venue for Castorf's creative techniques.
The massive Albert Speeresque battleship of a building that houses East Berlin's Volksbuhne Theater (affectionately dubbed Panzerkreuzer in German) has been the site of past theatre revolutions. Now, surrounded by a growing ...
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