Theater in Trance_
Rainer Werner Fassbinder visited for two weeks the "Theater der Welt" festival in 1981 in Cologne. 30 companies showed in over 100 performances their own visions of a new theater. Framed by Fassbinder's reading of one of the famous essays on theater: Antonin Artaud's "The Theater and its Double". The audience is left to wonder how much of Artaud's radical and beautiful vision is realized in contemporary theater.
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Theater in Trance was released 45 years ago in 1981.
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder visited for two weeks the "Theater der Welt" festival in 1981 in Cologne. 30 companies showed in over 100 performances their own vis...
Theater in Trance is a Documentary film with a runtime of 1h 31m.
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What is Theater in Trance about?
Rainer Werner Fassbinder visited for two weeks the "Theater der Welt" festival in 1981 in Cologne. 30 companies showed in over 100 performances their own visions of a new theater. Framed by Fassbinder's reading of one of the famous essays on theater: Antonin Artaud's "The Theater and its Double". The audience is left to wonder how much of Artaud's radical and beautiful vision is realized in contemporary theater.
How long is Theater in Trance?
Theater in Trance has a runtime of 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Theater in Trance has a rating of 6.4 out of 10 based on 5 votes on TMDB.
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Documentary