SAN PAOLO. The Martyrdom of Pasolini

Pier Paolo Pasolini sah im heiligen Paulus einen Zeitgenossen. Sein Drehbuch über die Bekehrung vom Verfolger zum Prediger blieb unvollendet, überschattet von seinem eigenen gewaltsamen Tod. Das Ensemble um David Stöhr und Dirk Brauner greift diese Fragmente auf. In den Uferstudios untersuchen sie, wie eine solche Wandlung in Zeiten eines erstarkenden Faschismus aussehen könnte. Die Performance verknüpft Theater, Tanz, Video und Sound zu einer dichten Auseinandersetzung. Es geht um die Frage, ob die Mörder von gestern heute wieder an Macht gewinnen.

The Italian writer and director Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975) believed that Saint Paul is here, today, among us, and that his conversion – from a persecutor of faith to a preacher of faith – is still taking place. He was working on a screenplay in which the Acts of the Apostles begins during the Nazi era and extends into his own time in postwar Europe. \n\nHowever, he was never able to finish his screenplay. He was murdered under circumstances that remain unclear. But can we seriously believe that he wasn't murdered by fascists? And what if Pasolini's murderers were to return to power today? \n\nThe ensemble – led by director David Stöhr and dramaturge Dirk Brauner – explores, through a blend of drama, dance, video, and sound art, what a Pauline conversion might look like today, in the face of a resurgent fascism.