The mat is their stage: in the new production by the Bürgerbühne at the Kleist Forum, five young high-performance wrestlers explore their own extreme sports biographies. "Sekundenglück" is a performance between competition, dance theater, lecture and video installation and celebrates its premiere on February 14 at the Studiobühne. For the project, director Hannes Langer and his team are working closely with the Frankfurt Sports School and the Hansa 90 wrestling club.
Natan, Henning, Fabrice, Matti and Karl are modern-day gladiators. Bruises, injured bones and burning wounds are all in a day's work for them. In "Sekundenglück", they talk about moments of success, defeats, the mindless monotony of everyday training, the fear of not being enough and the pressure not to lose their willpower despite everything. A personal look into the vulnerable soul that is inherent in every perfectly trained body.
Rehearsals for this production are currently in full swing at the Kleist Forum and the sports school. The performance is being worked on almost every day, even during the vacations. The special feature: every rehearsal is also a real training session, because one thing above all is happening on stage: live training and live fighting.
When and where?
Premiere
Wednesday 14. February 14, 2024 | 7:30 p.m.
Kleist Forum (Studiobühne), Platz der Einheit 1, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder)
Press representatives will have the opportunity to attend rehearsals and interviews on the following dates:
January 31, between 8 a.m. and 12 noon
February 2, between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
9, 10 and 11 pm. and 11. February, between 1 and 4 p.m.
Please register directly with Hannes Langer: 0162 6816191
"Sekundenglück" | Eine Kampfsport-Performance
Bürgerbühne im Kleist Forum
Concept and direction: Hannes Langer
Dramaturgy: Katja Münster
Sound: Richard Wolf
Training: David Borsos
Research advice: Andrea BandikoWith: Fabrice-Elias Mirel Krüger, Henning Löbl, Matti Stolt, Karl-Friedrich Thoms, Nataniel Troczyński and other guests
Seat reservation
Admission is free. A seat reservation is required by e-mail to ticket@muv-ffo.de, at the box office in the Kleist Forum or at the German-Polish Tourist Information Office in the Bolfrashaus.
This project was created in cooperation between the association Kulturmanufaktur Impuls e.V., the Bürgerbühne im Kleist Forum, the RSV Hansa 90 e.V. and the Frankfurt (Oder) Sports School with the kind support of the City of Frankfurt (Oder) and the Kulturbetriebe/Kulturbüro Frankfurt (Oder).