Research 2026

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The “Recherchen” study project, which has been part of the Theater Directing program since 2022, is taking place this year for the first time as part of the HfMT’s summer festival. Since January, the participating students have been conducting independent research on their own topics—free from any content-related or aesthetic constraints—and developing productions and performances based on their materials. At the heart of the project is a laboratory-style approach that oscillates between experimentation and conceptualization, rehearsals and research, observation and action.

Trailer for the 2024 Research Project

Featuring works by: Hannah Arnim, Jakob Immervoll, Crescencia Lucia
Jiménez, Vakhtangi Pirtskhalava, Dante Nicolai Rafalski, Leni von der
Waydbrink

Directed by: Laura Jakschas, Cornelius Puschke

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Eternity Maternity Forever
Longevity begins at birth. Begin your circle.

By: Hannah Nuñez Arnim and Emi Fend
Dramaturgical supervision: Mona Schäfer
Featuring: Pia Kehl, Vadim Lindhof, Fia, Zlata Kadnikova, Krümmel Buehler, Karla Simon, Annika Henrike Kühn.

Room 11: 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.

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LUIGI’S GOT TALENT
Young, male, and a failure. That’s how most assassins can be described. A sad youth. Bad luck in both career and love. Very few are older than 35. A loner or a misfit, poorly integrated into their own social circle. And now they want to take revenge on fate for their botched lives, putting all their eggs in one basket. For once, the whole world is supposed to look at them… modern Herostratus figures… but is it really that simple?
A reflection on whether assassinations can be politically effective.
A performance by and starring Jakob Immervoll

Multifunctional Studio: 4:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m.

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Firearm Safety (Instruction)

The highest possible level of safety when handling firearms is achieved through proper training in safety regulations and the expert application of the rules of conduct set forth therein. However, improper handling of a firearm can always result in injury, death, or property damage. It is essential to follow the instructions of the qualified staff.

Content note:
Workshop
Demonstration and use of replica weapons
Admission ages 18 and up

By: Crescencia Jiménez
Dramaturgy: Paris Cassandra Scholtz

Room 13: 5:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m.

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SEEING MOUNTAINS AND DYING

10 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiking (and How to Avoid Them):

• Wearing the wrong shoes
• Hiking without being in shape
• Not downloading offline maps
• Starting out too fast
• Not bringing cash
• Taking too many breaks
• Being left behind by your partner to die
• Starting too late
• Underestimating snowfields
• Forgetting to pack a survival blanket

Luckily, there are two of you. Luckily, you can rely on each other.
Or can you? What happens when a “harmless” hiking trip suddenly turns into a test of patience, a test of trust, a life-and-death struggle?

CAST: Fedra Valori, Charly Schmidt
DIRECTOR: Dante Nicolai Rafalski
DRAMATURGY: Mona Schäfer
OUTSIDE EYE: Pantelis Tiliakos
SET DESIGN: bee Hartmann
COSTUMES: Lisa Rilka, Runa Marx

Multifunctional Studio: 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.

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TILL DEATH DO US PART
(raubwuschNAMUSI*)

*NAMUSI: The Georgian term “Namusi” can be literally translated as “conscience”; in social usage, it is closely associated with virginity, moral reputation, and female honor.

A hole, and the rain was pouring down in torrents, in torrents; I was drowning in the mud up to my neck, up to my neck, up to my neck—I don’t remember anymore, I don’t remember how I managed to work my way out, but the return, the return—it was worth it

By: Wahhogan
Featuring: Amanda May

Garden: 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.

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A Coincidence

It was one of those days, and then it wasn’t one of those days. Something happened; there was no “before,” no foreseeable or calculable reason—it just happened. And suddenly, the world feels a little strange, a little out of whack.

By: Leni von der Waydbrink
Starring: Miriam Brodschelm
Dramaturgy: Violetta Zwick

Multifunctional Studio: 6:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m.

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