Residenztheater | Life continues to be incredibly beautiful | John Cage

In the organizer's words:

"I no longer write scores," John Cage wrote to the critic Peter Yates in 1959, "but only pieces that can be played in any order. I intend to transfer this method to the theater as well. Naturally, every performance is unique, although no part is improvised. Each person simply does what they have to do and thus connects with everyone else without anyone having to plan or control it."

Director FX Mayr and Residenztheater actors make this principle of chance their own and use it as a guide through John Cage's extensive correspondence. Excerpts from letters, including the love letters to his life partner Merce Cunningham, which were only published a few years ago, personal anecdotes and observations as well as reflections on his artistic work meet scenic and musical elements and illuminate new facets of his life and work in each performance.

Scenic design FX Mayr

Dramaturgy Katrin Michaels

with Robert Dölle, Max Rothbart, Lukas Rüppel and Myriam Schröder

On Wednesday, May 21, at 8 pm, the Marstall Salon once again invites you to a staged reading.

The reading will accompany the exhibition "Fünf Freunde. John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly".