No other continent is approached with the same ignorance as is Africa. But why is that so? Presence of the Colonial Past, the focus of the Theaterformen Festival 2010 in Braunschweig, has essentially explored this question in the most divergent formats. The focus embraced a series of films, four theatre productions, a thematic weekend and finally this online publication, which documents the experiences and impulses initiated at Theaterformen 2010.


In 2010 Festival Theaterformen celebrated its 20th anniversary. It was time to recall the eleven editions of the festival that took place in Braunschweig and Hannover between 1990 and 2010. The anniversary volume gives an extensive and richly illustrated overview of all the productions staged at Theaterformen in the last 20 years. Those who took part and shaped the festival over the years share their personal experiences with us: curators, artists, sponsors, staff and spectators. 20 Jahre Theaterformen takes us on a trip down memory lane summing up two decades of German and International festival history.

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