Futur3

About

The independent theater collective Futur3 was founded in 2003 in Cologne by actors André Erlen, Stefan H. Kraft, and Klaus Maria Zehe. Additionally, musician Mariana Sadovska and author and dramaturge Klaus Fehling have been involved in almost all of the group's productions. The plays are often developed through improvisations based on documentary material and autobiographical elements from the participants, tailored for performance venues in public spaces. Authors are integrated into the work (and the ensemble) through commissioned writing tasks. Futur3 is a founding member of the Freihandelszone Ensemblenetzwerk Köln and has achieved regional and international recognition through various festival participations and collaborations. The world premiere of the play Raumung in der Stadt by Claudia Klischat was nominated for the Theaterzwang – Festival of Independent Theater NRW in 2006. The production Vater.Mutter.Hund. (2007) was invited to the Theaterzwang Festival in 2008 and received nominations for the Cologne Dance and Theater Prize, along with productions like Eine Nacht in Afghanistan (2010) and Petersberg 1. The latter won both the Cologne Theater Prize and the Kurt Hackenberg...

- 2004: CITYBEATS VOL. 1, Seven theatrical miniatures at various locations in Cologne.

- 2005: CITYBEATS VOL. 2, Three world premieres:

- 2006: Der Duft, das Geld und die Stadt, in collaboration with Bühnen der Stadt Köln.

- 2007: Vater.Mutter.Hund, in collaboration with the Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung, Cologne (Director: Hiltrud Kissel ).

- 2008: Im Keller der Erinnerung, in collaboration with 14 Cologne archives at the Historical Archive of the Archdiocese of Cologne.

- 2008: Masterplan, cultural program for the presentation of Cologne's architectural master plan.

- 2010: Petersberg 1 – Ein Verhandlungssache über das Land, das Meer, die Heiligtümer und den Wunsch nach Frieden, Cologne.