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On the arrest and trial of Ekrem Imamoglu on April 11 – Round tables on 9. and 15.4.

A lot has happened in Turkey since we performed HAYDAR TANZ/ HAYARD’IN DANSI – from February 2024 and now again from February to the end of April 2025. Our play combines the fate of the earthquake victim Dr. Mehmet Yildirim with the culture and music of the Alevis and names the unscrupulous power politics of Erdogan’s government. His violent regime now appears to be collapsing, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets since the arrest of Istanbul mayor Imamoglu on March 19. The police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons against the people and thousands were arrested. But even former Erdogan supporters seem to have joined in. How courageous: to raise your voice for a finally liberated and democratic country despite all the violence!
As a sign of our support, we are offering talks with the artists of Haydar on April 9 and April 15 after the performances, during which you will gain very personal and concrete insights into the current situation and into the experiences of the Turkish artists involved. On April 26 we invite artists who have fled from Turkey to Berlin.
PS: This note from the Federal Foreign Office shows the force with which Erdogan is acting and that this can also affect Germans: “Be aware that expressions of opinion and actions taken in Germany, such as signing petitions with Kurdish concerns, could be perceived as critical of the government in Turkey and could therefore lead to criminal prosecution there. The same applies to statements critical of the government on social media and the mere sharing or liking of someone else’s post.” Non-public comments could also be forwarded to Turkish law enforcement authorities through “anonymous denunciation”.

Bernhard Glocksin, Artistic Director

At the end of the last season of Bernhard Glocksin and his teams: on Midsummer Night, the longest day of the year, we invite you to a two-day celebration with music, cometogether and a music theatre world premiere triptych.

Eine neue Veranstaltungsreihe mit dem Museum für Kommunikation Berlin

Experience Berlin´s art and cultural community in all its diversity and join us in a demonstration at Brandenburger Tor(Ülatz des 18. März, from 10 AM to 1 PM on 13 November 2024.

Due to an illness in the ensemble, we unfortunately have to cancel the performances of SUBOTNIK on 1 & 2 October 2024.

Tickets purchased in the webshop by credit card, PayPal or instant bank transfer will be automatically refunded and lose their validity. Tickets purchased by cash or EC card will be refunded in cash at the box office (or you can provide us with your account details). If you have any queries, please contact tickets(at)neukoellneroper.de.

All other performance dates for SUBOTNIK and tickets can be found here.

Thank you for your understanding!

With SUBOTNIK he was the winner of the BERLINER OPERNPREIS in 2022. Now the Australian composer Samuel Penderbayne has been appointed Professor of Composition at the Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna. Our warmest congratulations!

From September 22, his work can be experienced in SUBOTNIK in an extended revival in the studio.

SUBOTNIK

MUSIC THEATER BY SAMUEL PENDERBAYNE AND THERESA VON HALLE, LIBRETTO BASED ON MOTIFS BY FERDINAND VON SCHIRACH

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After 12 years on the board of directors of the NKO, Laura Hörold handed over the management to Marta Hewelt on July 1.

The theater studies graduate joined the Neukölln Opera in 2011 after working as a freelance production manager. In addition to her actual work, she enriched the NKO’s productions through her diverse contacts in the independent scene. Through her work in the management team, the Neuköllner Oper has not only maintained its reputation as a popular venue for artists and audiences alike, but has also joined forward-looking networks such as the Federal Cultural Foundation’s Zero Climate Neutral Art and Culture Projects project. We wish her all the best for her future career!

The Neuköllner Oper mourns the loss of Luca Schaub, who died far too young on August 2 after a short, serious illness at the age of just 36.

After graduating from Graz University of the Arts, the actor was involved in numerous productions as a member of the Berliner Ensemble from 2013 to 2017, including productions by Leander Haußmann, Robert Wilson and Claus Peymann.

He then worked as a freelance actor.

In 2022, Luca was engaged at the NKO for the first time: With his unmistakable imagination, creativity and humor, he embodied the GDR star Dean Reed in IRON CURTAIN MAN. Most recently, he played the role of “Gustl” in LISAS LAND DES LÄCHELNS at our theater at the beginning of the year.

Luca touched us on and off stage, inspired us and made us laugh.

We are shocked and stunned by the loss of our esteemed colleague and our thoughts are with his wife, family and friends.

In gratitude and mourning,

the entire team of the Neuköllner Oper

For health reasons, Prof. Dr Ahmad Milad Karimi unfortunately had to cancel his participation in the upcoming edition of the WUNDERKAMMER trilogy. We are very pleased that we have now been able to secure Prof. Dr Ufuk Topkara (Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology, HU Berlin) for the performance on 27 June and Prof. Dr Mira Sievers from the University of Hamburg (Department of Religions) for 28 June. There are still a few tickets left in the webshop!

Our congratulations: With the opera for children “Sagt der Walfisch zum Thunfisch” by composer Thierry Tidrow, 2018 Berlin Opera Prize winner for “Prothesen der Autonomie. An SCI-FI opera about the history of opera and its phallocentric view”, NEST – the Vienna State Opera’s new venue for young audiences – will open in December!

BERLINER OPERNPREIS

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Congratulations to the entire HAYDAR TANZT / HAYDAR’IN DANSI team on yesterday’s derniére of a completely sold-out première series! And we are very happy: The production will return to the studio from 27 February to 27 April 2025! We will keep you up to date on the start of advance ticket sales for the revival in our newsletter: www.neukoellneroper.de/newsletter/

As part of the opening weekend of the Eierhäusch, we are delighted to honour the cooperation between Neuköllner Oper and Spreepark Artspace after three years of successful collaboration with the concert “Love Park” on 24 March 2024, followed by a discussion with the artists.

Start: 11 am

Venue: Eierhäuschen

On 21 and 22 September, as part of the WUNDERKAMMER series “Im Prinzip Hoffnung”, a ship will sail to the Spreepark and explore ideas for a hopeful future in workshops with activists and the public at one of the most fascinating places for concrete utopias.

In January 2025, we will return with the ensemble THE PRESENT and make the Eierhäuschen sing with the humorous musical theatre TV show persiflage “Der Preis ist Ei”. We are currently planning an exclusive egg menu for all visitors together with the catering company “Ei-12437-B”.

But first, the Egg House will open on the weekend of 22 March – 24 March 2024!

To this end, NKO and Spreepark Artspace have asked composer and bassist Franziska Aller to prepare a concert based on the music theatre production by Neuköllner Oper and STEGREIF.orchester NEUE LIEDER VON DER ERDE from 2022.

Back then, Franziska Aller set poems by poet Sabine Scho to music, who was commissioned by the Neuköllner Oper through a contact at Spreepark Artspace.

On this opening weekend, some of the works will be premiered at the Neuköllner Oper, including Franziska’s song to Sabine Scho’s text “Of New Beauty”, as well as a song by Sebastian Lange, which was arranged by Franziska Aller. We will also hear the world première of further settings by Sabine Scho, some originally written for the Neukölln Opera, others written especially for the opening.

Following the matinee, Bernhard Glocksin, Artistic Director of Neuköllner Oper, and Änne-Marthe Kühn, Dramaturgy Neuköllner Oper, will talk to Katja Assmann and Franziska Aller about artistic collaborations, past projects and future plans.