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Venus & Jupiter
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VENUS & JUPITER - A Divine Roman Comedy by Michael Niavarani
A celestial farce about love, deception, transformation, and jealousy, filled with divine weaknesses and human helplessness.
Directed by: Michael Niavarani & Helena Steele (formerly Scheuba)
When Father Jupiter travels with his divine aunt Venus to Vindobona to reconcile with his divine son Apollo, it doesn’t take long before this dreamy provincial town on the Danube is engulfed in a series of romantic confusions. How is it possible that Alcmene slept with her husband Amphitryon while he was still in Germania? And what secret lies behind the slave Gaius Tiberius, who encounters himself unexpectedly? The gods are up to their mischief, throwing human emotions into disarray. Must Venus, the goddess of beauty, transform into a man to seduce the slave Octavia? Who is to know who, when, where, and with whom...? And when the goddess Juno must explain to a young lady named Leda that her beloved swan is an adulterer, keeping a cool head is essential. – Oh, and let’s not forget cousin Hades, the personification of death, who engages in a daring bargain. Venus, Jupiter, Juno, Hades, and Apollo—a family whose everyday divine issues bring confusion and despair to the house of Prefect Amphitryon. Pray that you never cross paths with these gods, for they are just as human as the rest of us!
Program and cast
ON STAGE:
Hemma Clementi
Katharina Dorian
Jenny Frankl
Maddalena Hirschal
Helena Steele (formerly Scheuba)
Stefan Altenhofer
Otto Jaus
Matthias Mamedof
Michael Niavarani
Nikola Unterberger
Soffi Povo, Markus-Peter Gössler, Veronika Rivo, Angelo Konzett
BEHIND THE SCENES:
BOOK: Michael Niavarani
DIRECTORS: Michael Niavarani & Helena Steele (formerly Scheuba)
SET DESIGN & PROPS: Natascha Maraval
COSTUMES: Inge Stolterfoht
MAKE-UP: Angela Schneider
MUSIC: Johannes Glück
DRAMATURGY: Helen Zellweger
DIRECTOR’S ASSISTANT: Hannah Niavarani
COSTUME ASSISTANT: Rosa Dreher
EVENING MAKE-UP: Katrin Bohaty, Victoria Kirchner, Anna Maurer, Barbara Rössler, Paulina Wegl
DRESSERS: Elvira Becker, Sophie Gruber, Johanna Hesse, Annalena Hollaus, Julia Sailer, Alea Siegele
STAGE PAINTING: Arno Hagspiel
PUPPET CONSTRUCTION: Soffi Povo
SOUND DESIGN: Christoph Tiefenthaler
LIGHT DESIGN: Alexander Keil, Natascha Woldrich
STAGE TECHNICIANS: Florian Apfel, Markus Bohnensack, Sascha Dreindl, Alexander Hartl, Sarah Kadlec, Sarah Helene Neichl, Cezary Stojek, Andreas Stöcklegger
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: Andrea Kern
PERFORMANCE RIGHTS: Schultz & Schirm Bühnenverlag
MANAGEMENT OF THEATER IM PARK: Benedict Steininger & Bojan Djukic - Schaner
PRODUCERS: Georg Hoanzl & Michael Niavarani
GLOBE WIEN
The GLOBE WIEN is a unique event space in its form in Austria in the Marx Halle. The GLOBE WIEN is based on Shakespeare's historic Globe Theatre (opened in London in 1599) and offers a contemporary room in the style of the famous Elizabethan entertainment centre.
With a special stage and room concept (designed by ART for ART) the GLOBE WIEN was erected in the Marx Halle. In keeping with the historic London model, a space has been created that offers viewers a special closeness to the stage events. On different levels there are rows of seats or boxes for up to 1400 visitors, depending on their use.
The seats on the ground floor are barrier-free.
GLOBE WIEN was conceived in 2014 under the direction of Michael Niavarani & Georg Hoanzl and opened in the Marx Halle. It is a unique theatre space in Austria.
GLOBE WIEN is operated entirely without public subsidies by Niavarani & Hoanzl GmbH.
The programme focuses on humorous content: the Shakespeare material "Richard III" and "Romeo & Julia", newly interpreted by Michael Niavarani, the comedy "RESET - Alles auf Anfang"), numerous cabaret, comedy and music events have already provided good entertainment and great public interest.
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