{"id":2053,"date":"2026-02-21T09:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T09:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aylinleclaire.com\/?p=2053"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:31:23","slug":"merlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aylinleclaire.com\/en\/merlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Merlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\" class=\"top-video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1166916194?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"Merlin oder Das wu\u0308ste Land von Tankred Dorst \u2022 Theater Krefeld Mo\u0308nchengladbach\"><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n\n\n\n<p>Fotos: Matthias Stutte<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Merlin or The Waste Land by Tankred Dorst<br>\/\/ in collaboration with Ursula Ehler \/\/ in a version by Christoph Roos \/\/<br>AN INTERACTIVE DOUBLE PRODUCTION FOR THE THEATRE\u2019S 75TH ANNIVERSARY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tankred Dorst\u2019s visually powerful \u201cworld fairy tale\u201d Merlin or The Waste Land reimagines the\nmedieval legend of King Arthur and the Round Table in strikingly modern terms, unfolding as an\nopulent parable about humanity. It is a tragedy about the dream of a better world, the search for a\nlife filled with happiness, love, and peace \u2014 and the inevitability of its failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Merlin prophesies the rise of the Round Table, his father, the Devil, is anything but pleased.\nHe would much rather see his son use his magical powers to push humanity toward evil. As father\nand son struggle over the shape of the future, the na\u00efve Parzival and the treacherous Mordred \u2014\nKing Arthur\u2019s own son \u2014 throw Camelot\u2019s democratic experiment into turmoil. Is the idea of a\nworld no longer ruled by the law of the strongest doomed to collapse under generational conflict?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To mark the theatre\u2019s 75th anniversary, the drama department highlights the collaborative spirit of\nthe twin-city theatre by presenting two independent Merlin productions simultaneously as an\ninteractive double project: In Krefeld, artistic director Christoph Roos will stage Merlin or The\nWaste Land on the main stage, while in M\u00f6nchengladbach, young director Luis Liun Koch will\ncreate his own interpretation of the play in the studio theatre under the title Merlin feat. Ginevra.\nPremieres and all performances take place on the same evenings and include live scenic elements\ntransmitted via video and audio into the parallel production in the other city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CREATIVE TEAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christoph Roos<br>Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aylin Leclaire<br>Musical Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas Rump<br>Set and Puppetry Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dietlind Konold<br>Costume Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verena Meis<br>Dramaturgy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter Is<br>Video Design<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fotos: Matthias Stutte Merlin oder Das w\u00fcste Land Von Tankred Dorst\/\/ Mitarbeit: Ursula Ehler \/\/ In einer Fassung von Christoph Roos \/\/EIN INTERAKTIVES DOPPELPROJEKT ZUM 75. THEATERJUBIL\u00c4UM Tankred Dorsts bildgewaltiges \u201eWeltm\u00e4rchen\u201c Merlin oder Das w\u00fcste Land erz\u00e4hlt hochmodern den mittelalterlichen Stoff um K\u00f6nig Artus und seine Tafelrunde als opulente Parabel \u00fcber die Menschheit. 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