visual site specific
Grotest Maru creates theatre in public spaces and is inspired by visual, physical, and object theatre, as well as installation and landart.
upcoming projects
ERINNERUNGSLABOR – WORKSHOP
Mondays: 12, 19, 26 August, 2, 9 September, 3 - 6 pm
Storytelling Laboratory - a story telling workshop with contemporary witnesses at Spreepark, Berlin
a collaboration with Tom Mustroph and Hanna Zimmermann
in cooperation with Grün Berlin
We are still searching for contemporary witnesses!!
If you want to tell your personal story about a special experience at Kulturpark Plänterwald in GDR times or at Spreepark in the early 90s, please contact: grotestmaru@grotest-maru.de
15th September: Erinnerungslabor - Workshop Presentation, Tag der Offenen Tür, Spreepark
More information here
Propeller Tour
After the successful Europe-Premiere at ViaThea Festival in Görlitz, we are happy to announce:
Pirmasens
Saturday, August 24th, Internationale Street Theatre Festival
Berlin
Saturday, Sept. 14th, Berlin, OPENING of Festival at FELD Theater
More information here
Cultural Exchange with Youthgroup from Boseong Youth Center, South Korea
in cooperation with NON Berlin
Thursday, August 1st, Kunstquartier Bethanien
with Sergio Serrano & Ana Carbia
4 - 6pm
Guided Tour through Kunstquartier Bethanien and the Grotest Maru working spaces, meeting point in entrance hall
6 - 8pm
Work Demonstrations, at Studio 2:
Traditional Tea Ceremony, songs and dances from South Korea,
demonstrated by Youthgroup from Boseong Youth Center.
Object and Puppet theatre demonstration by Sergio Serrano &
Ana Carbia (Produccions Abismales).
Open Training
After wonderful indoor trainings at Studio 2 of MIME Centrum in Kunstquartier Bethanien, Grotest Maru moved outdoors and explored the public space around Kunstquartier Bethanien - with and without stilts.
More summer trainings are ahead, come and join!
Tuesday, August 27th, 4 - 7 pm
& Wednesday, September 18th, 4 - 7 pm
If you want to join please contact: grotestmaru@grotest-maru.de
latest projects
The KuLe Book is still available!
With numerous images of interventions in public space, early street theatre actions, actual pictures and pics of the beginnings of Grotest Maru and interesting articles of Grotest Maru members.
More information here:
Nalepa lebt!
In Spring and Summer 2019 we will continue our research about the famous broadcasting complex of the former GDR-radio station Funkhaus Berlin.
Funded by a research grant of the Berliner Senat
More information here
The Nymphs
We are happy to announce a new creation for China and the Spreewald.
1st & 2nd June, Xi'an, China, Stilt theatre Version
23th June, Lübbener Kahnnacht, Site Specific Version - Water
Performance