The Civil Wars
What is going on in Europe? What times are we living in? In The Civil Wars, Milo Rau stages a four-voice lecture-performance about the premises of insurrection and political engagement. Following the twists and turns of their own life-stories, four actors – Karim Bel Kacem, Sara De Bosschere, Sébastien Foucault and Johan Leysen – question the human condition in Europe at the start of the 21st century.
concept, text & direction Milo Rau | text & performance Karim Bel Kacem, Sara De Bosschere, Sébastien Foucault, Johan Leysen | research & dramaturgy Eva-Maria Bertschy | scenography & costumes Anton Lukas | video Marc Stephan | sound design Jens Baudisch | light design Abdeltife Mouhssin, Bruno Gilbert, Aymrik Pech | musical advice Colette Broeckert, Eurudike De Beul | direction assistant Mirjam Knapp | research assistant Aurélie Di Marino | scenography & technical assistant Bruno Gilbert, Aymrik Pech | production manager Mascha Euchner-Martinez, Eva-Karen Tittmann | public relations Yven Augustin | corporate design Nina Wolters | webmastering Jonas Weissbrodt | production IIPM | co-production Kunstenfestivaldesarts in collaboration with Beursschouwburg (Brussels), Zürcher Theater Spektakel, Kaserne Basel, Schlachthaus Theater Bern, La Bâtie –Festivalde Genève, Schaubühne am Lehnin-er Platz Berlin and Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers Paris | supported by Stadt Zürich Kultur, Pro Helvetia, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Migros Kulturprozent, kulturelles.bl, Kanton St.Gallen Kulturförderung/Swisslos, Paul Schiller Stiftung, GGG Basel, Goethe-Institut Brusselsand Pianofabriek Brussels | special thanks to Radouane Attiya, Dyab Abou Jahjah, Saliha Ben Ali, Bilal Ben-yaich, Dimitri Bontinck, Sébastien Courtoy, Christophe Marchand, Richard Millet, Anne Morelli, Kurt Pelda, Véronique Loute, Roland Van Der Hoeven, Cécile Vanderpelen, Jan Van Goethem, Françoise Wallemacq, Catherine Wilkin, Els Witte, Hosni Zahri
