Director

“Words of hate pay for words of hate. Blood is paid for with blood.” Aeschylus’ Oresteia tells of the devastating consequences of war, of the eternal spiral of violence and revenge. And finally, of the birth of democracy, a “statute that shall be valid for all time.”

The Oresteia

City Theatre, Bern

Dance and words go hand in hand when choreography meets acting in Anja Behrens’ staging of Ibsen’s wildly imaginative classic. Peer Gynt wanders the world, driven by a relentless thirst for acknowledgment and the urge to escape his childhood. Subjected to his mother's deprivation and sorrow over the traumatic dissolution of his family and home, he has spent his life evading truth and reality, escaping into delusions, fantasies and grandiose lies. This serves as both his salvation and his curse. When he finally returns home, he is confronted with his profound fear of death.

Peer Gynt

The Royal Danish Playhouse

Naja Marie Aidt’s award-winning and groundbreaking novel comes to the stage, with Sofie Gråbøl in the leading role.

Director

Anja Behrens

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 19 - Jun 5, 2027

Exercises in Darkness · Det Kongelige Teater

Past events

May 7 - Jun 16, 2026

The Oresteia ·

Jan 16 - Feb 28, 2025

Peer Gynt · Det Kongelige Teater

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