Protokoll Pankow
An Experimental Portrait

The stage becomes the inner life of a person.

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The portrait of a strong and creative human being.

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Peter Pankow has worked as a writer, actor and visual artist for over 25 years - he is one of the most successful Thikwa performers and a painter who has received multiple awards. Here, this exceptional artist meets Dominik Bender, a very different multi-talent with a knack for wordplay, poetry and photography. The two of them have worked together on multiple productions for many years. Based in part upon very intimate interviews, a text has been created in which these two very different performers examine their artistic self-images and their value in society. A testament to thinking outside of the box - funny, enlightening and highly philosophical.

„Ich leg mich noch was hin. Ja. Jetzt ist der Puppenspieler auch weg. Puppe weg, Puppenspieler weg, alle weg. Die Bühne ist voller Puppen und Puppenteile. Und wir fühlen uns wie an der Puppenwand, mit Fäden überwacht, die unsichtbar sind. Ja, und es gibt lauter Seelen, die uns beherrschen wollen. Seelen? Ja. Menschen. Die uns beherrschen wollen? Die mit uns arbeiten wollen. Wir sind aber keine Sklaven. Wir sind Puppen. Ja. Puppen. Wir sind Puppen aus Fleisch und Blut.” (Peter Pankow)

By and with:

Peter Pankow, Dominik Bender

Directed by:

Dominik Bender

Stage Design:

Isolde Wittke

Costume Design:

Isolde Wittke

Lighting Design:

Urs Hildbrand, Katri Kuusimäki