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Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel

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„Spleen. Charles Baudelaire: Poems in Prose“, foto/directed by Hendrik Mannes, 2006

Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel is a German freelance, touring puppet theatre company established in Stuttgart in 1997. In 2009 the company moved to Leipzig.

In 2003 Wilde & Vogel also co-founded the Lindenfels Westflügel Leipzig, where they organize events and work as artistic directors.

Company

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Charlotte Wilde studied Music, English and History in Karlsruhe. She improvises, composes and plays music live for the productions of Wilde & Vogel and other theatres on violin, guitar and keys. She is also responsible for the management and production.

Michael Vogel studied puppetry in Prague at Milos Kirschner's Spejbl & Hurvínek theatre and then at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart, where he also taught from 1998 to 2006. In 1999 Michael held a scholarship from the Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg.

Tours

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Since the start in 1997, Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel has been touring in more than 30 different countries in Europe, Africa, America and Asia, amongst others for the Goethe Institute. They have also performed at a number of festivals, including the International Puppet Theatre Festival in Erlangen, German; FIDENA in Bochum, Germany; World Festival 2000 in Magdeburg, Germany; unidram Festival Potsdam; Biennale Internationale de la Marionnette in Paris, France; and Festival of Wonder in Silkeborg, Denmark.

Cooperations

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The company has collaborated with a number of other performing arts companies, including the Akademia Teatralna from Białystok and Warsaw in Poland; Kompania Doomsday in Białystok, Poland; FIDENA in Bochum, Germany; Puppentheater der Stadt Halle in Halle; SCHAUBUDE in Berlin, Germany; and Theater des Lachens in Berlin. In Stuttgart they have an ongoing cooperation with FITZ! Zentrum für Figurentheater, and in Leipzig with Lindenfels Westflügel.

Workshops

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Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel have also engaged in workshops at the Akademia Teatralna Białystok / Warsaw; Stockholms Stadsteatern in Stockholm, Sweden; Trinity College / Hartford Connecticut; Turku Polytechnic & Arts Academy in Turku, Finland; Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania; Figurentheater-Kolleg Bochum and at the Biennale Internationale de la Marionnette in Paris.

Awards

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The company has received 20 awards for its productions, amongst others at the International Solo Puppeteer's Festival in Łódź, Poland in 1998; at the International Puppet Festival of Adult Puppet Theatre in 2001 in Pécs, Hungary; at the XX. International Festival Bielsko-Biala, Poland in 2002 and 2008; at the 5. International Festival "Spectaculo Interesse" in 2003 in Ostrava, Czech Republic; the Theaterpreis der Stuttgarter Zeitung in 2007; the George Tabori Award 2013 Fonds Darstellende Künste; and the award at the International Theatre Festival in 2013 in Puebla, México Hector Azar.

Productions

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Wilde & Vogel

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  • Galerie Fred Songs Joachim Will, dir. by Anja Göpfert, 1991
  • Oh wie schön ist Panama Songs Joachim Will, dir. by Ensemble, 1994
  • [Exit. Eine Hamletfantasie dir. by Frank Soehnle, 1997
  • Nils Holgersson with Claudia Olma, dir. by Christiane Zanger, 1998
  • Toccata. Ein Nachtstück über Robert Schumann dir. by Frank Soehnle, 2000
  • Orpheus Underground with Johannes Frisch, Miriam Goldschmidt, Wolfgang Kroke, Fine Kwiatkowski, Claudia Olma, Jason Träder, Bénédicte Trouvé, dir. by Hendrik Mannes, 2001
  • Maria auf dem Seil with Ines Müller-Braunschweig, dir. by Christiane Zanger, 2002
  • King Lear – Work in Progress with Johannes Frisch, Miriam Goldschmidt, co-direction Claudia Olma, Michael Meschke, Hendrik Mannes, 2003–2006
  • The Hobbit – or there and back again with Florian Feisel, dir. by Christiane Zanger, 2004
  • Midsummer Night's Dream – reorganized with Christoph Bochdansky (A), dir. by Astrid Griesbach, 2004
  • until doomsday with Kompania Doomsday (PL), Akademia Teatralna Warszawa / Department of Puppetry Art Bialystok, dir. by Michael Vogel, 2004
  • Salomé with Kompania Doomsday (PL), dir. by Michael Vogel, 2005
  • Spleen. Charles Baudelaire: Poems in Prose dir. by Hendrik Mannes, 2006
  • Lear with Johannes Frisch, Frank Schneider, dir. by Hendrik Mannes, 2007
  • Mewa with Kompania Doomsday (PL), dir. by Hendrik Mannes, 2008
  • FAUST spielen with Christoph Bochdansky (A), dir. by Christiane Zanger, 2008
  • Krabat with Pawel Chomczyk, Florian Feisel, Dagmara Sowa, dir. by Christiane Zanger, 2010
  • Songs for Alice with Johannes Frisch, dir. by Hendrik Mannes, 2011
  • Głośniej! / Louder! with Teatr Hotel Malabar, Warszawa, directed by Michael Vogel, performed by: Marcin Bartnikowski and Marcin Bikowski, 2012
  • Makariens Archiv with AKHE Theatre/театр АХE/St. Petersburg, directed by Pawel Semtschenko, performed by: Stefan Wenzel and Alisa Olejnik, scenography: Michael Vogel, 2013
  • Panpopticon / Паноптикон mit Gulliver Puppet Theatre Kurgan / Театр кукол "Гулливер" (R), 2014
  • REM mit Białostocki Teatr Lalek, Lehmann+Wenzel, Grupa Coincidentia, 2014
  • SIBIRIEN directed by Christiane Zanger, 2015
  • Session: Short Cuts. Kleist – Unwahrscheinliche Wahrhaftigkeiten mit Miriam Goldschmidt, Directed by Mannes, Dramaturgie: Antonia Christel 2015
  • Die Empfindsamkeit der Giganten Christoph Bochdansky, Directed by Gyula Molnár, 2016
  • Session: Songs from the Graveyard Frank Schneider, Johannes Frisch, Konrad Schreiter, Fiona Ebner, 2016
  • Session: Short Cuts. "Die Familie Schroffenstein" H. v. Kleist mit Anne Tismer, Directed by Mannes, Dramaturgie: Christel 2016
  • Session: Short Cuts. "Penthesilea" H. v. Kleist mit Marina Tenório Directed by Mannes, Dramaturgie: Christel, 2017
  • Frankenstein oder der Moderne Prometheus Directed by Hendrik Mannes, Dramaturgie: Antonia Christel, Mit Winnie Luzie Burz, Jan Jedenak, Stefan Wenzel, Johannes Frisch]], Ilka Schönbein, 2017
  • Session: Kukułka 1 & 2 Westflügel Leipzig and Solniki44, Lehmann+Wenzel, Grupa Coincidentia, Directed by Stefanie Oberhoff, 2017
  • N₂0₂Ar Gewandhaus Chor, Gregor Meyer, Lehmann+Wenzel, Directed by Franziska Merkel, 2017
  • Versuche auf der Luft zu sitzen, with Lehmann+Wenzel, Gewandhauschor Leipzig, Gregor Meyer, Directed by Franziska Merkel, 2018
  • STAUB – DUST – אבק with Golden Delicious [ISR/CH], Ari Teperberg, Inbal Yomtovian Dramaturgy: Jonas Klinkenberg - directed by Antonia Christl, Hendrik Mannes, 2018
  • KUKUŁKA - A Fictional Documentary Grupa Coincidentia [Białystok/ PL], Lehmann+Wenzel Directed by: Łukasz Kos, Dramaturgy: Fiona Ebner, 2019
  • DER REIGEN / THE MERRY-GO-ROUND Choreography: Rose Breuss, Christoph Bochdansky, Kai Chun Chuang, Damian Cortes Alberti, Marcela Lopez Morales, Music: Protect Laika
  • The Flowers of Evil, Directed by Hendrik Mannes, Dramaturgy, Co-direction Antonia Christl, 2021
  • MICRO, Artistic Advice Joachim Fleischer, Musical Advice Johannes Frisch, 2021
  • I am not in a Room, with Kai Chun Chuang, Choreographia[Inter]Austriaca, Choreography Rose Breuss, 2022

Productions at other theatres (puppetry, music or direction)

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  • Lug und Trug – Drei Groschen und kein bißchen Oper, Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart, dir. by Frank Soehnle, 1995
  • Die große Wut des Philipp Hotz, Theater Waidspeicher Erfurt, Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart, dir. by Andreas Günther, 1996
  • Turandot, Staatsoper Stuttgart, dir. by Nicolas Brieger, 1997
  • Bossa Nova Theater Paradox Stuttgart, Regie: Frank Soehnle, 1997
  • Der Sturm bat-Studiotheater Berlin, Ausstattung Michael Vogel, Regie Markus Joss, 2000
  • Das Fest des Lamms Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, dir. by Donald Berkenhoff, 2002
  • Die Schöne und das Biest Puppentheater der Stadt Halle], dir. by Ralf Meyer, 2002
  • Der kleine Prinz Landesbühne Esslingen, dir. by Hubert Habig, 2002
  • Leonard Theater der Jungen Welt Leipzig, dir. by Ines Müller-Braunschweig, 2003
  • Konen i Muddergroeften Nørregaards Teater Ebeltoft (DK), dir. by Michael Vogel, 2004
  • until doomsday – The Ballad of the Flying Dutchman Akademia Teatralna Warsaw/ Bialystok (PL), dir. by Michael Vogel, 2004
  • King Kong Marotte Figurentheater Karlsruhe, dir. by Friederike Krahl, 2006
  • Bruckner – Genie der Töne by Jürgen Czwienk, ZDF/ 3sat, first broadcast at Schleswig-Holstein-Musikfestival, 2007
  • Die vier Lichter des Hirten Simon dir. by Angelika Jedelhauser, Zikade Theater, FITZ Stuttgart 2009
  • Der Freischütz Lehmann+Wenzel, directed by Michael Vogel (Leipziger Bewegungskunstpreis 2013), 2013
  • Little Shop Of Horrors – Białystok Puppet Theatre, 2018
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