Glej,
The Wasteland

Glej, about the performance

The Waste Land is considered one of the greatest contributions since Shakespeare’s sonnets – because of its cryptic meaning, its still inimitable power of words, and its revolutionary structure. Together with Joyce’s novel Ulysses, published in the same year, it marked the starting signal for literary modernity and an entirely new type of poetry and storytelling. It brought T. S. Eliot worldwide fame and later the Nobel Prize in Literature. Just as archaeological excavations beneath the pavement of an ancient city reveal relics of past times, so too does this text conceal various layers beneath its surface. There are fertility rites, the search for the Holy Grail, the voices of poets of all ages – Dante, Ovid, Shakespeare, Baudelaire – the seer Tiresias, the music of Richard Wagner, the Buddha’s “Fire Sermon,” and the chatter in London pubs. Everything is interconnected and appears in these verses, spread out over a fragile whole.

The performance lasts 60 minutes.

Glej, about Meta Theater Munich

Meta Theater Munich was founded in 1980 by architect Axel Tangerding. His work was influenced by Ellen Stewart (La Mama Theatre, New York, USA) and Jerzy Grotowski (Teatr Laboratorium, Wrocław, Poland). The ensemble has toured throughout Europe, Canada, the USA, the People’s Republic of China, India, and elsewhere. It focuses on cultural exchange, theatre research projects, and creating new works in collaboration with a creative team. More information can be found here: www.meta-theater.com or here: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Theater.

Credits

Author: T. S. Eliot

Performers: Axel Tangerding, Nicole Kleine, Ardhi Engl

Stage Design: Louis Panizza

Light Design: Sebastian Strauss

Production: Meta Theater Production