Dream Machine

Theatre

Anke Retzlaff

With Texts by: Matin Soofipour Omam
Co –Director: Paul Jumin Hoffmann
Dramaturgy: Katharina Rösch
Set Designer: Karolina Wyderka, Marie Gimpel, Sabine Mäder
Costume Designer: Karolina Wyderka
Light Designer: Ulrich Kellermann, Philippe Waldecker
Sound Designer: Sebastian Tarcan
Technical Supervisor: Philippe Waldecker
Phone Booth Design & Production: Philippe Waldecker, Marco Schretter
Production: Dilan Aytaç

Cast
Anke Retzlaff
Lukas Schäfer (synthesizer)
Dominik Schad (drums)
Peter Florian Berndt (sampler, audio-editing)

Dream Machine is an exciting trip through the world of dreams based on a monologue by the playwright Matin Soofipour Omam about an impossible farewell. The performers are finding themselves in an absurd and fluid dream-environment which can be cheerful in one moment, but turns into a nightmare right after, bringing along memories which are better forgotten. In a very unique and original way the show combines theatre, performance and music to make the strange world of dreams graspable. Before and after the show audiences are invited to share their personal dream memories in the form of voice messages within an old phone booth at the Ataturk Cultural Center. This way an ever-growing dream archive is created which will be revealed during the performance.

The performance at AKM is supported by The German consulate General in Istanbul, the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine Westphalia and NRW Landesbüro Freie Darstellende Künste. It was created with support by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media within the program NEUSTART KULTUR, Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine Westphalia, NRW Landesbüro Freie Darstellende Künste.

The presentation of the plays will be screened with Turkish surtitles.

The presentation of the plays will be screened with Turkish surtitles.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21^st
There will be an interview with Rim Mejdi, the author of the play Eternity, at 16.00.
The medium of the event is English. There will be simultaneous translation during the conversation.
Participation in our free event is limited to a capacity.

Event Rules

Detailed information regarding ticket purchase, cancellation, refund, and exchange policies can be found through official ticket sales channels.
For events where student discounts are applicable, student tickets are valid only with a valid student ID and can be purchased from the AKM Box Office. The student ID must be presented to the event staff on the day of the event.
For events cancelled by Atatürk Cultural Center, the refund application period for tickets purchased from the box office is 15 days from the date of cancellation. Within this period, audience members must submit their refund requests at the AKM Box Office.
Age restrictions for our events are specified in the event rules. All attendees are required to have a valid ticket.
For Children’s Art Center workshops, the age group is specified separately. Guests whose ages do not fall within the indicated range will not be permitted to enter the workshop area. Tickets purchased for these workshops are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
AKM Management reserves the right to deny entry to individuals deemed unsuitable for the event, in which case a refund will be issued.
AKM reserves the right to make changes to its ticket purchase policies.

AKM reserves the right to change the event venue and time.
Guests are required to adhere to the specified seating arrangement. No seat changes are allowed during the event.
After the event starts, no audience member will be allowed into the hall.
Recording with cameras, photo cameras, mobile phones, etc. is prohibited during the concert. Recording devices will not be allowed in the venues.
You must be ready with your ticket at the event entrance at least 1 hour before the event start time.
AKM can make changes to event venues. The AKM management will prepare a seating plan that provides our audience with the closest seats to their ticket numbers in the new venue. Purchased tickets are non-refundable due to the change of venue.
It is prohibited to enter areas outside the designated spaces in the venues with food or beverages, to consume tobacco and tobacco products, or to use electronic cigarettes.
There is a paid parking lot inside AKM.

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