The T-House-Tour
2014 – 2019
by Novoflot
During the summer, German-speaking theaters stay closed for almost two months. This practice is of course considered acceptable, because despite signs to the contrary, the belief that the institutional theater operations will begin again at the end of the summer is unwavering. But what would happen if the subsidized cultural institutions were to disappear from the societal map one by one? If we broke with the particularly German tradition of state-funded art, music, literature and theater invention and the states and local governments left the field (and their houses) exclusively to commercially interested parties? Purely a vision of the distant future? Hardly: not a day goes by without reports about the imminent closure of a cultural institution. Questions about the future of institutional cultural establishments are not new. And yet little thought is put into models of prospective, non-stationary cultural proposals beyond festivals and guest performances.
With their new project T-HOUSE TOUR the Berlin opera company Novoflot is attempting a pilot exercise of possible forms and structures of musical theater in motion. The T-HOUSE TOUR is not a production in the strict sense of the word. It is an improvisational work in progress about forms of musical theater that do not depend on the organizational and spatial circumstances of a single institution, but adapt to where they appear.
The T-House-Tour #1 (Tour Opening)
Premiere:
6 September 2014
Radialsystem V, Berlin
In Cooperation with Radialsystem, Akademie der Künste and Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Composition
Michael Wertmüller
Hosts
Raphael Clamer
Ichi Go
Yuka Yanagihara
Conny Bauer Trombone
Nils Wogram Trombone
Guests:
Lucas Niggli Drums
Ernst Surberg Piano
Saadet Türköz Voices
Wu Wei Sheng
& die Golden Gorkis Henriette Bothe, Liz Schmidt, Johanna Skirecki und Renate Sörensen
Team:
Sven Holm Direction
Vicente Larrañaga Musical direction
Malte Ubenauf Dramaturgy
GRAFT Architekten & Annamaria Cataneo Stage design
Sara Kittelmann Costume design
Karolina Serafin Video
design
Jürg Laederach Texts
Jörg Bittner Light
Design
Dörte Wolter Production management
Achim Klapp Press and Public Relations
Elenai Loew Assistant to the director and stage management Maria Mielke Stage direction trainee Mihhail Gerts Assistant to the musical director Nino Tugushi Assistant to the stage designer Pamela Parkinson, Viktorija Sakalyte Assistant to the costume designer Lea Kalinna Assistant to the production manager Kim Scharnitzky Trainee stage design Emanuel Tschumi Graphic Design Thomas Aurin Photography Philip Kießling & Hans Schauerte Documentation
The T-House-Tour #2
Premiere:
16 October 2014
Square in front of the pavilion, Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
In Cooperation with Radialsystem, Akademie der Künste and Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz.
Composition
Michael Wertmüller
Hosts
Raphael Clamer
Ichi Go
Yuka Yanagihara
Vicente Larrañaga
Conny Bauer and Nils Wogram Trombone
Guests
Joe Sachse Guitar
John Schröder Guitar / drums
Lucas Niggli Drums
Hayden Chisholm Saxophone
& the Golden Gorkis Henriette Bothe, Liz Schmidt, Johanna Skirecki und Renate Sörensen
& Tara Bacia, Lilly Janz, Maxime Barbassetti
Team:
Sven Holm Direction
Vicente Larrañaga Musical direction
Malte Ubenauf Dramaturgy
GRAFT Architekten & Nino Tugushi Stage design
Sara Kittelmann Costume design
Karolina Serafin Video
design
Jürg Laederach Texts
Jörg Bittner Light
Design
Dörte Wolter Production management
Achim Klapp Press and Public Relations
Elenai Loew Assistant to the director and stage management Maria Mielke Stage direction trainee Pamela Parkinson, Viktorija Sakalyte Assistant to the costume designer Corinna Duemler Assistant to the production manager Thomas Unthan Assistant to the stage designer Kim Scharnitzky Trainee stage design Emanuel Tschumi Graphic Design Karolina Serafin Photography
The T-House-Tour #3: Motofuji – A T-Movie
Uraufführung/Öffentlicher Filmdreh:
20. Dezember 2014
Dorfplatz Alt-Marzahn
In Koproduktion mit Radialsystem, Akademie der Künste und der Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz.
Gefördert aus Mitteln des Regierenden Bürgermeisters von Berlin – Senatskanzlei – Kulturelle Angelegenheiten, aus Mitteln des Hauptstadtkulturfonds, durch die Schering Stiftung und Pro Helvetia, Schweizer Kulturstiftung. Die T-House-Tour #6 im Rahmen des Performing Arts Festivals wurde ermöglicht durch den Wiederaufnahmefonds des Regierenden Bürgermeisters von Berlin, Senatskanzlei – Kulturelle Angelegenheiten.
public film shooting
20 December 2014
Berlin Alt-Marzahn
In Cooperation with Radialsystem, Akademie der Künste and Volksbühne am
Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
With:
Maxime Barbasetti, Raphael Clamer, Ichi Go, John
Schröder E-Bass & Drums & Fender Rhodes Yuka Yanagihara and Carola Borrmann, Uwe Borrmann, Sabine Cobien, Dietlind Francke,
Bettina Gentzen, Wolfgang Gräfe, Martin Grunicke, Susanne Grunicke,
Ronald Hack, Jürgen Könnecke, Paula Könnecke, Jaqueline Langmann,
Jeanette Papenthin, Jörg Papenthin, Regine Schulz, Annegret Sperling,
Klaus Stabenow, Frank Stephan, Andreas Tauchert Blasorchester Köpenick
Team:
Sven Holm Direction
Philip Kießling Editing
Hans Schauerte Camera
Malte Ubenauf Dramaturgy & Skript
Vicente Larrañaga Musical Direction & T-House march
Sebastian Lindenberger Light
Christian Bader, Jean-Boris Szymczak Sound
GRAFT Architekten & Nino Tugushi T-House-Architecture / Setdesign
Sara Kittelmann Costume design
Stella Schadow Make-up
Dörte Wolter Production management
Dorothee Paul Assistant to the director and set management
Jenny Ribbat Assistant Sascha Czycykowski Camera assistant Sirko Löschner Stage camera Thomas Unthan Assistant to the stage designer Viktorija Sakalyte Assistant to the costume designer Corinna Duemler Assistant to the production Peter Dinkelbach Trainee stage design Karolina Serafin Photography & Documentation
The T-House-Tour #4
Uraufführung:
16. Januar 2015
Akademie der Künste am Pariser Platz / Brachfläche Invalidenstraße, Berlin
In Koproduktion mit Radialsystem, Akademie der Künste und der Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz.
Gefördert aus Mitteln des Regierenden Bürgermeisters von Berlin – Senatskanzlei – Kulturelle Angelegenheiten, aus Mitteln des Hauptstadtkulturfonds, durch die Schering Stiftung und Pro Helvetia, Schweizer Kulturstiftung. Die T-House-Tour #6 im Rahmen des Performing Arts Festivals wurde ermöglicht durch den Wiederaufnahmefonds des Regierenden Bürgermeisters von Berlin, Senatskanzlei – Kulturelle Angelegenheiten.
Premiere:
16 January
Akademie der Künste am Pariser Platz
Composition:
Michael Wertmüller
Hosts:
Conny Bauer Trombone
Raphael Clamer Actor
Ichi Go Dance
Yuka Yanagihara Soprano
Golden Gorkis:
Henriette Bothe
Liz Schmidt
Johanna Skirecki
Renate Sörensen
Guests:
Claudio Puntin Clarinet
Saadet Türköz Voices
Blasorchester Köpenick
Team:
Sven Holm Direction
Vicente Larrañaga Musical Direction
Malte Ubenauf Dramaturgy
GRAFT Architekten & Nino Tugushi Stage Design
Sara Kittelmann Costume Design
Philip Kießling & Hans Schauerte & Karolina Serafin Video & Film
Jean-Boris Szymczak Sound
Felix Grimm Light & Technical Direction
Stella Schadow Make-up
Jürg Laederach Texts
Dörte Wolter Production Managment
Achim Klapp Press and Public Relations
Dorothee Paul Assistant to the director and stage management Yonatan Cohen Assistant to the musical director Thomas Unthan Assistant to the stage designer Viktorija Sakalyte Assistant to the costume designer Lena Zieseniß Assistant to the production manager Peter Dinkelbach & Tamar Ginati Trainee stage design Emanuel Tschumi Graphic design Karolina Serafin Photography Philip Kießling & Hans Schauerte Documentation
The T-House Tour #5
Premiere:
30 January 2015
Radialsystem V
In Cooperation with Radialsystem, Akademie der Künste and Volksbühne am
Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Composition:
Michael Wertmüller
Hosts:
Conny Bauer Trombone
Raphael Clamer Actor
Ichi Go Dance
Nils Wogram Trombone
Yuka Yanagihara Soprano
Golden Gorkis:
Henriette Bothe
Liz Schmidt
Johanna Skirecki
Renate Sörensen
Guests:
Chris Dahlgren Double bass
Eric Schaefer Drums
Saadet Türköz Voices
Wu Wei Sheng
Maxime Barbasetti Actor
Tara Bacia Actress
Lilly Janz Actress
Ensemble Mosaik:
Simon Strasser Oboe
Christian Vogel Clarinet
Roland Neffe Vibraphon
Eric Schaefer Drums
Ernst Surberg Piano
Chatschatur Kanajan Violin
Mathis Mayr Violoncello
Chris Dahlgren Double bass
Team:
Sven Holm Direction
Vicente Larrañaga Musical Direction
Malte Ubenauf Dramaturgy
GRAFT Architekten & Nino Tugushi Stage Design
Sara Kittelmann Costume Design
Karolina Serafin Video
Jürg Laederach & Yoko Tawada Texts
Jörg Bittner Light & Technical Direction
Dörte Wolter Production Managment
Achim Klapp Press and Public Relations
Dorothee Paul Assistant to the director and stage management Clara Jansen Stage management Yonatan Cohen Assistant to the musical director Thomas Unthan Assistant to the stage designer Viktorija Sakalyte Assistant to the costume designer Lena Zieseniß Assistant to the production manager Peter Dinkelbach & Tamar Ginati Trainee stage design Emanuel Tschumi Graphic design Christian Brachwitz Photography Philip Kießling & Hans Schauerte Documentation
The T-House Tour #6
Premiere:
27 May 2016
Performing Arts Festival Berlin
In Cooperation with Radialsystem, Akademie der Künste and Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Composition:
Michael Wertmüller
Hosts:
Conny Bauer Trombone
Ichi Go Dance
Vicente Larrañaga Tasteninstrumente
Varia Linnéa Sjöström Actress
Yuka Yanagihara Soprano
Golden Gorkis:
Henriette Bothe
Liz Schmidt
Johanna Skirecki
Renate Sörensen
Guests:
Claudio Puntin Clarinet
Chris Dahlgren Double Bass
Team:
Sven Holm Direction
Vicente Larrañaga Musical Direction
Krischa Hasselbach Dramaturgy
GRAFT Architekten & Zahava Rodrigo Stage Design
Sara Kittelmann Costume Design
Karolina Serafin Video
Susan Sontag Texts
Otto Horvath Technical Direction
Dörte Wolter Production Managment
Achim Klapp Press and Public Relations
Hsuan Huang & Paula Warnke Assistant to the director and stage management Tony Jachan Assistant to the stage designer Ksenia Kostritski Assistant to the costume designer Clara Jansen Assistant to the production manager Emanuel Tschumi Graphic Design Karolina Serafin Photography
The T-House Tour #7: Im Tunnel (In the tunnel)
Premiere:
27 April 2018
Matthäikirchplatz (public space between Neue National Galerie and Berliner Philharmonie)
In Cooperation with Radialsystem, Akademie der Künste and Volksbühne am
Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Composition:
Michael Wertmüller
Hosts:
Yuka Yanagihara Soprano
Raphael Clamer Actor
Ichi Go Dance
Vicente Larrañaga Tasteninstrumente
John Schröder Percussione
Nils Wogram Trombone
Guests:
Komi Mizrajim Togbonou Actor / Voices
Hayden Chisholm Saxophon
Rafał Dziemidok Dance
Team:
Sven Holm Direction
Vicente Larrañaga Musical Direction
Malte Ubenauf Dramaturgy
GRAFT Architekten & Elisa Limberg Stage Design
Anne Storandt Co-Stage Design
Sara Kittelmann Costume Design
Jürg Laederach & Johannes CS Frank & Gerhard Falkner Texts
Henning Streck Light Design
Sebastian Söllner Technical Direction
Dörte Wolter Production Managment
Achim Klapp Press and Public Relations
Ella Haid-Schmallenberg Assistant to the director and stage management Pilar Castro Assistant to the costume designer Emilia Oebel & Maxine Devaud Assistant to the production manager Emanuel Tschumi Graphic Design Falko Siewert Photography Safak Velioglu Video-documentation
The T-House-Tour #8: Im Fadenkreuz (In the Crosshairs)
World premiere:
22 September 2018
Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zürich, Switzerland
Chile premiere:
16 March 2019
Centro Cultural Matucana 100, Santiago de Chile (Chile Tour)
Berlin premiere:
31 May 2019
Performing Arts Festival Berlin
In Cooperation with Radialsystem, Akademie der Künste and Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Kunstraum Walcheturm, Schauspielhaus Zürich, Centro Cultural Matucana 100, Chile, Parque Cultural de Valparaíso, Chile
Funded by the Governing Mayor of Berlin – the Senatskanzlei – Cultural
Affairs, the Capital Cultural Fund, the Schering Foundation and Pro
Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council, Goethe Institut, GVL- Foundation,
Fundación Pro-Desarrollo del Maule, Chile
Composition:
Michael Wertmüller
Hosts:
Yuka Yanagihara Soprano
Raphael Clamer Actor / Percussions
Ichi Go Dance
Komi Mizrajim Togbonou Actor / Voices
Hayden Chisholm Saxophon
Claudio Puntin Clarinet
Bernhard Bamert Trombone
Guests:
Saadet Türköz Voices (Walcheturm)
Philipp Schaufelberger Guitar (Walcheturm)
Andreas Tschopp Trombone (Schiffbauplatz)
Peter Conradin Zumthor Drums (Schiffbauplatz)
Alfredo Tauber Trombone (Matucana 100 / Parque Cultural de Valparaíso, Chile)
Team:
Sven Holm Direction
Vicente Larrañaga Musical Direction
Malte Ubenauf Dramaturgy
GRAFT Architekten & Elisa Limberg Stage Design
Anne Storandt Co-Stage Design
Sara Kittelmann Costume Design
Achim Klapp Press and Public Relations
Maxine Devaud, Dörte Wolter Production Managment
Ella Haid-Schmallenberg Assistant to the director and stage management Emilia Oebel & Maxine Devaud Assistant to the production manager Lea Kalinna Assistant Press and public relations Safak Velioglu Photos-Video Emanuel Tschumi Graphic Design
