A SMALL, SMALL WORLD

dokumentartheater über hamidur rahman von konradin kunze und sophia stepf. uraufführung am 07/02/2011 im goethe-institut dhaka, bangladesch. aufführungen in bangalore, bremerhaven, am schauspielhaus hamburg, und beim festival zeitgeist dc: documentary theatre in washington dc.

foto: saumya pratik

„ingeniously crafted. peppered with sardonic humour. a powerful script.
the hindu
„a moving and emotional theatre experience“india today

„- so, where am i?
– nowhere. you don’t exist. you are illegal now.
– but i have to be somewhere.“

abhishek – abhishek majumdar
konradin – konradin kunze

regie, text, recherche – konradin kunze, sophia stepf

mit texten von/interviews mit: tina uebel, sadia swatee, julia fischer-ortman, hanna mitzlaff, philip haucke, del penner, dilawar hussein, helal uddin u.a.

grönland, mccormick fjord, 26/04/2007. ein pilot entdeckt einen erfrierenden mann im eis, rettet ihm das leben. es ist hamidur rahman aus bangladesch, auf dem weg in sein gelobtes Land kanada – illegal, schlecht ausgerüstet und zu fuß. aus deutschland war er vor der drohenden abschiebung geflüchtet. rahman flieht nicht zum ersten mal: verstrickt in soziale und politische schwierigkeiten verließ er als teenager sein dorf in richtung malaysia, später landete er mit frau und sohn in deutschland, immer auf der suche nach
einem besseren leben.
ein bengalischer und ein deutscher schauspieler nähern sich mit hilfe von miniatur-sets und live-kamera rahmans welt, in der ein flüchtling, vertraut mit computern, flugstrecken und passkontrollen, tausende kilometer zurücklegen kann, ohne je wirklich anzukommen.

pressestimmen:
„ingeniously crafted, ‚a small, small world‘ is peppered with sardonic humour that reiterates the futility of man-made national boundaries. the sets were minimal, but the fascinating technique of creating a small set of landscapes of the places hamidur lived in, and projecting it on a screen was brilliant. praiseworthy indeed was the immense research that went into making this play. for this, konradin kunze and sophia stepf must be applauded. a powerful script coupled with the convincing story-telling abilities of abhishek majumdar and konradin kunze made the play worth a watch.“ the hindu

„what sophia, kunze and majumdar have managed to create is a moving and emotional theatre experience that brings alive the human side of rahman. wonderful performances and the innovative use of properties for live projections rather than on stage helped recreate rahman’s world.“ india today

weitere aufführungen: chittagong theatre institute chattagram, ranga shankara bangalore, max mueller bhavan bangalore, stadttheater bremerhaven festival odyssee : heimat und am schauspielhaus hamburg.
in zusammenarbeit mit den goethe-instituten dhaka, bangalore und delhi. unterstützt vom internationalen theaterinstitut deutschland.

greenland, close to the north pole 26th april 2007: by accident a helicopter pilot sees a man in the ice, picks him up and saves his life. the man is hamidur rahman from bangladesh, 30 years old and on his way to his dream land canada – illegally, ill-equipped and on foot. he has come from germany, where he was about to be deported back to bangladesh. it is not the first time hamidur is running – from his political involvement in bangladesh he runs away to malaysia, from there he flees with his malaysian wife and their son to germany. but what is he running from and who will believe him? a clever villager on the global move, smart enough to get dangerously close to his dreams and failing to find a place in this world.
two actors with minimal sets and a camera, re-imagine scenes from hamidur’s life. the play questions the idea of representing or acting somebody else’s story and seeks to find grains of truth in the fiction that is called documentary.

abhishek on collaboration
kritik the hindu
bericht india today
kritik daily sun
vorbericht the hindu
vorbericht bangalore mirror
ankündigung deccan chronicle
vorbericht time out