Frankfurt Lab

Programm

Admission free (Reservation 1€)

LOCATION:
Hall 2

DURATION:
ca. 1 h

LANGUAGE:
GER

Admission at the box office is free. However, we recommend reserving a seat for 1 €. Please exchange your online ticket for an admission ticket at the venue.

Das Leben ist ein Kampf. Werde Sieger

Independet Work by Franz Kem­ter
HfMDK Schauspiel

Admission free (Reservation 1€)

LOCATION:
Hall 2

DURATION:
ca. 1 h

LANGUAGE:
GER

Admission at the box office is free. However, we recommend reserving a seat for 1 €. Please exchange your online ticket for an admission ticket at the venue.

Where does it start? Where does it stop?
Performance pressure and productivity are more central than ever in current discourse. But how does this affect an artistic process? Using personal impressions, Franz Kemter recounts this experience of pressure. An attempt somewhere between Marx and coffee machines.

The graduating class of 2026 presents six independent works, shown over the course of two evenings:

Friday, 19. June 2026:

6.00-7.00 pm: “Dream on.” by Simion Martin

7.30-8.30 pm: “Wie mein See­len­vo­gel die Ba­lan­ce ver­lor und Flie­gen lern­te” by Friedrich Brückner

9.00-10.00 pm: “Der letz­te Stich ist für den Mann” by Anneke Gies

Saturday, 20. June 2026:

6.00-7.00 pm: “Das Le­ben ist ein Kampf. Wer­de Sie­ger.” by Franz Kemter

7.30-8.30 pm: “How To Make A Film Fast ” by Daniel Krimsky & Dominika Hebel

9.00-10.00 pm: “Leider live” by Noémie Ney

Credits

By and with: Franz Kem­ter
Cho­re­og­ra­phy: Gi­sel­le Tra­cia Co­hen
Danc­ers: 2nd year BA Tanz

Acting Diploma Class: Fried­rich Brück­ner, Lisa Frei­ber­ger, An­ne­ke Gies, Do­mi­ni­ka He­bel, Franz Kem­ter, Da­ni­el Krims­ky, Si­mi­on Mar­tin, Noé­mie Ney

Mentoring: Pe­ter Mi­ch­al­zik

Further Information

The format „Independent Work“ was developed many years ago in the acting department. The writer, lecturer and journalist Peter Michalzik acts as a mentor for the student’s final project. Unlike in classical role studies, the students take on full responsibility for content, artistic vision and organization of the performances. This includes coming up with a concept, writing a script – if needed -, aesthetic choices, looking for a suitable space and finding artistic partners for an interdisciplinary work. Out of this freedom and responsibility arise many different forms: From solo performances to musical events, from films to written plays. Diverse, varied and confident is how the eight members of the graduating class are presenting themselves – in a very personal good-bye from the HfMDK.

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