Florian Malzacher

The Art of Assembly. Political Theatre Today

Florian Malzacher. Berlin/New York: Alexander Verlag & Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, 2023.

A clever analysis, enjoyable and accessible even for the theory-shy. A briefing on the state of the discourse and a declaration of love for theatre.Suzanne Zahnd, Die Wochenzeitung (WOZ)

A very good overview of current postdramatic events, bringing together a great deal of empirical material.Simon Strauß, FAZ

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A series of lectures and conversations on the potential of gatherings in art, activism and politics

Gesellschaftsspiele. The Art of Assembly

Since 2021 Different venues & online platform

Hosted by Florian Malzacher

With Ahmed Al-Nawas, andcompany&Co., Athena Athanasiou, Marco Baravalle, Merve Bedir, Claire Bishop, Claudia Bosse, Tania Bruguera, Judith Butler, Phil Collins, Jodi Dean, Radha D’Souza, Didier Eribon, Marcelo Expósito, Benjamin Foerster-Baldenius / raumlaborberlin, Isabelle Fremeaux & Jay Jordan, Max Haiven, Satu Herrala, Lisa Ito-Tapang, Edit Kaldor, Wolfgang Kaleck, Oliver Marchart, Markus Miessen, Alia Mossallam, Chantal Mouffe, Antonio Negri, Sibylle Peters, Julia Ramírez-Blanco, Milo Rau, Lady Bitch Ray, Oliver Ressler, Jonas Staal, Nora Sternfeld, The Church of Stop Shopping, Lotte van den Berg, Eva von Redecker, Dana Yahalomi, Ann Liv Young et al.

Training for the Future

Since 2019 Bochum, Bogotà, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Dêrik, Manilla, New York, Torino, Venice, Zurich

A project by Jonas Staal
Curated and co-programmed by Florian Malzacher

Lecture

Come together now: Theatre as arena for struggle and agreement

24 Sep 2021 Taoyuan Iron Rose Festival & the Goethe Institute in Taiwan (online)

Florian Malzacher in conversation with Peter Eckersall & Bertie Ferdman

How can one employ strategies from theatre as curatorial strategies?

In: Curating Dramaturgies: How Dramaturgy and Curating Are Intersecting in the Contemporary Arts. Eds. Peter Eckersall & Bertie Ferdman. London & New York: Routledge, 2021. 141-150.

Lola Arias: Identities in Negotiation

In: Lola Arias: Re-enacting Life. Ed. Jean Graham-Jones. Abersystwyth: Performance Research Books, 2019. 242-247.

A conversation with Chantal Mouffe

“We need a new social Imaginary”

In: Demokratie heute. Probleme der Repräsentation. Eds. Florian Malzacher, Raimar Stange. Exhibition Catalogue. Berlin: KINDL – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, 2021. 14-15.

Theatre as Assembly

In: Why Theatre? Eds. Milo Rau / NTGent et al. Berlin: Verbrecher Verlag, 2020. 170-173.

The Life and Work of Nature Theater of Oklahoma

Ed. Florian Malzacher. Berlin: Alexander Verlag, 2019.

The lovingly designed book is a successful mixture of analysis, biographical material, and voices of artist friends. Karin Cerny, Profil

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Performing Urgency #4

The Art of Assembly. Political Theatre Today

Gesellschaftsspiele. The Art of Assembly

Training for the Future

Come together now: Theatre as arena for struggle and agreement

How can one employ strategies from theatre as curatorial strategies?

Lola Arias: Identities in Negotiation

“We need a new social Imaginary”

Theatre as Assembly

The Life and Work of Nature Theater of Oklahoma

Empty Stages, Crowded Flats. Performativity as Curatorial Strategy

Bethinking One’s Own Strengths. The Performative Potential of Curating

“I Guess the Objects Remained Rather Unimpressed”

Truth is Concrete

Truth is Concrete. A Handbook for Artistic Strategies in Real Politics

Curating Performing Arts