Dramatische Gestalten
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Dramatische Gestalten e. V. is an amateur theatre association registered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, that performs in Munich and in Unterschleißheim.[1][2] Formed in 2013, it does not tie itself to one genre and has staged comedies, a musical play, a drama about depression and an online revue.[1][3]
| Dramatische Gestalten e. V. | |
| Founded | 2013 |
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| Members | 20 (as of 2026) |
| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Munich |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | dramatischegestalten.de |
| Social media | Facebook · Instagram · YouTube |
History
The group came together in 2013; at its core were former pupils of the theatre workshop of the Carl-Orff-Gymnasium in Unterschleißheim.[3] After two productions, Zwischen den Stühlen (2013) and Leichenfund und Geistesschwund (2015), it was recast in 2017 for Die Akte Noether: Wirrheit oder Pflicht? and has since taken in new members.[1][4] The association was founded on 28 July 2018 and entered in the register of associations on 15 February 2019.[1] In January 2019 the local press counted 20 members, students, young professionals and one school pupil, who planned to stage two ambitious projects a year.[3] The group's own website gives about 20 members aged 22 to 45.[1]
During the COVID-19 pandemic planned live dates were cancelled. Instead the group produced a Revue of comedy, songs, dance, remote theatre and sketches, presented in four live-moderated YouTube streams in November 2020 and January 2021 with more than 30 contributions by members and guest artists. It returned to the stage in January 2022 with Bandscheibenvorfall, played to audiences limited to 25 per cent of capacity.[1]
Repertoire
The group describes its work as focused on physicality, strong images and closeness to the audience, and experiments with different forms.[1] Several productions were written or adapted by the group itself: Die Akte Noether was a self-written piece loosely based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt's Die Physiker and Urs Widmer's Top Dogs, set in a fictional sanatorium.[5] Des Bettlers Oper drew on John Gay's The Beggar's Opera and Bertolt Brecht's Die Dreigroschenoper and was the group's first production with live music, singing and dance; many roles were cast regardless of the characters' gender.[6][1] The drama not just sad., written by the group's director, combined Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis with original texts and the complete album Insight by the Munich band Illusive Light.[7][3] OH HEINRICH!, freely based on Dea Loher's Blaubart – Hoffnung der Frauen, was the group's first production in the round, with six actors on three sofas surrounded by the audience.[8][1]
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Zwischen den Stühlen | December 2013 | |
| 2015 | Leichenfund und Geistesschwund | after Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Urs Widmer | Gleis 1, Unterschleißheim, March 2015[9] |
| 2017 | Die Akte Noether: Wirrheit oder Pflicht? | own text, after Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Urs Widmer | forum2, Olympiadorf, May–June 2017[5] |
| 2018 | Des Bettlers Oper | after John Gay and Bertolt Brecht | forum2, May 2018; further performance at Gleis 1, Lohhof, July 2018[6] |
| 2019 | not just sad. | own text, after Sarah Kane | Gleis 1 and Pasinger Fabrik, January and March 2019[7] |
| 2019 | Des Bettlers Oper | after John Gay and Bertolt Brecht | revival of the 2018 production; forum2, June 2019[10] |
| 2020 | OH HEINRICH! | after Dea Loher | Gleis 1, Lohhof, January 2020[8] |
| 2020–2021 | Revue | own programme | live streams, November 2020 and January 2021 |
| 2022 | Bandscheibenvorfall – Ein Abend für Menschen mit Haltungsschäden | Ingrid Lausund | forum2, January 2022[11] |
| 2024 | Bandscheibenvorfall – Ein Abend für Menschen mit Haltungsschäden | Ingrid Lausund | revival; Gleis 1, Unterschleißheim, and Pepper Theater, Neuperlach, May–June 2024[2] |
Venue
The group has no theatre of its own. Most of its productions have been played in the hall of the Kulturverein forum2 in the Olympic Village in Munich, built for the 1972 Olympic Games, and at the youth culture centre Gleis 1 in Unterschleißheim-Lohhof.[6][4] It has also played at the Pasinger Fabrik and the Pepper Theater in Neuperlach.[1][2]
Organisation
The group has worked with other artists, among them the band Illusive Light for not just sad.; it announced that part of the proceeds of that production would be donated to organisations helping people with mental illness.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Über uns, Dramatische Gestalten e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 25 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bandscheibenvorfall 2024, Dramatische Gestalten e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Theater-Truppe „Dramatische Gestalten“: Reise durch intime Gedanken, Münchner Merkur, 11 January 2019 (copy on the group's website), retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Projekte, Dramatische Gestalten e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 8 May 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Die »Dramatischen Gestalten« kommen mit neuem Stück ins forum2, Münchner Wochenanzeiger, 22 May 2017, retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Des Bettlers Oper 2018, Dramatische Gestalten e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 not just sad., Dramatische Gestalten e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 8 May 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 OH HEINRICH!, Dramatische Gestalten e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ Von Freitag bis Freitag München: Unterwegs mit Carolina, Süddeutsche Zeitung (Junge Leute), 27 March 2015 (copy on the group's website), retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.
- ↑ Des Bettlers Oper 2019, Dramatische Gestalten e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 10 June 2026.
- ↑ Bandscheibenvorfall 2022, Dramatische Gestalten e. V., retrieved 25 October 2026. Archived on 26 October 2026.