Baal Apokalipsy
Apocalypse Baal

Summary/Abstract: Thomas Irmer reviews Frank Castorf's performance Baal (Residenztheater, Munich, prem.: 15 Jan 2015). The author focuses on describing the montage in which the director links Brecht's play with Coppola's film Apocalypse Now. He closely examines the staging devices which have led to the creation of a performance which Irmer considers to be one of Castorf's strongest. The author also descries the conflict between the director and the playwright's heirs. The text ends with the comment of Rudolf C. Hemke (lawyer, dramaturg and administrative director of the theatre) who claims that legal norms should be rethought in the context of the changing staging practices.

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