Projekttheater Vorarlberg is a theatrical group in

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, established in 1988 by Sieglinde Müller and Dietmar Nigsch. It puts on two productions a year and has performed all over the Austria,

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and

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since 1995. The group is directed by . In 2006 the group received the

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for their production of Hans Carl Artmann's '' How much, Schatzi?''.

History

Projekttheater Vorarlberg was established in 1988 by Sieglinde Müller and Dietmar Nigsch. In 1998, Projekttheater Vorarlberg received the Theatrical prize of the for their production of

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's '' Die Präsidentinnen'' (''The Madame Presidents''). From February 2005 the group put on a production of

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's war play '' Frauen. Krieg. Lustspiel'', featuring

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and at the Wiener Konzerthaus. In 2006 the group were given the

for their production of Hans Carl Artmann's '' How much, Schatzi?''. In March 2009, Projekttheater Vorarlberg put on an adapted production of the

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comedy '' Once a Greek'', featuring Maria Hofstätter, Sandra Bra and Peter Badstübner.

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referred to it as "funny and heartily grotesque". From September 2011 the theatrical group put on a production of

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's ''

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'' at Schauspielhaus Vienna. From December 2013 to spring 2014 the group under director Susanne Lietzow put on a production of

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's ''

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'', a play about two schizophrenic artists, based on the real-life story of poet

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(1920 - 1991) and artist

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(1936 - 2001), long-term patients of the Gugging Mental Hospital near Vienna who became artists. Initially staged at the

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, ''Vol.at'' noted the suitability and atmosphere of the theatre for the play, and stated that director Susanne Lietzow "knows how to create characters that make their world easier to understand". The play featured numerous disturbing conversations between the artists and elements of horror in its coverage of childhood trauma and electroshock therapies.

References

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