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This is binge-watching meets theater, live and up close. Much like a camera weaves through an elaborate film set, Nestervals Eldorado guides the audience through a multitude of scenes, introducing us to a whole range of characters and their stories along the way. Presented by the ground-breaking queer theater group Nesterval, this intricate production is a masterful display of storytelling.

Nesterval is know for its immersive theatrical productions, which often take over entire buildings and last for several hours, transforming theater into a true experience. In the troupe’s hometown of Vienna, performances sell out in a matter of minutes, and now, for the first time, they are coming to Berlin to debut Nestervals Eldorado, a site-specific work developed for Sophiensæle. Set primarily in Berlin’s Scheunenviertel, the neighborhood around the Sophiensæle bulding complex, the piece centers around Berlin’s queer history before and during Nazi rule. Inspired by biographies of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans people who were systematically persecuted and murdered at the hands of the Nazi regime, this production artfully weaves fiction and reality into a poignat story that allows the audience to fully inhabit the characters’ thoughts and experiences.

Nesterval is a diverse ensemble made up of actors, immersive performers, and other stage artists, including drag queens and kings. In their works, various performance styles share the stage as equals. The result is a queer people’s theater that shines a spotlight from the past onto our present day. In this production, the audience, divided into small groups, experiences the plot in fragments,  never as a whole. As a result, comparing notes afterwards becomes part of the experience, with audience members eager to discuss what they’ve just seen. This creates unique opportunities for engagement and reflection that linger long after the show is over.

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Artistic Direction, direction: Martin FinnlandBook: Teresa LöfbergCo-Authors: Gisa Fellerer, Martin Finnland, Lorenz TröbingerDramaturgy, managing director: Tove GrünTechnical director: Lukas (Lupo) SallerProduction Vienna: Chiara SeideProduction Berlin: Gioia MorganScenography: Andrea KonradSet construction: SophiensæleCostume design: Sophie Eidenberger based on Dritan KosovrastiChoreography: Jerôme Knols based on Marcelo DoñoTechnical dramaturgy: Lorenz TröbingerComposition: Julian MuldoonSong lyrics: Sarah MuldoonMusic curation, video: Alkis VlassakakisSound design: Lorenz Tröbinger, Alkis VlassakakisDramaturgical development: Gisa Fellerer, Tove GrünAdministrative assistant: Chiara SeideAcademic research: Lotta Beckers (Berlin research), Andreas Brunner & Hannes Sulzenbacher (QWIEN), Jürgen PettingerMagic consulting: Raphael MachoScenography team: Valerie Stötzer, Louise PonsStage management, prompter: Gioia Morgan, Sophie EidenbergerGraphic design: Rita BrandneulingerWebsite: Gisa FellererCommunications: Christopher WurmdoblerPhotography: Alexandra ThompsonTrailer: Sabine AndersAssistant director: Marlo PichlerCo-Concept, archive: Martin WalknerGrant applications: Chiara Seide, Martin WalknerAccounting, pffice: Doris Panzer

Special thanks to: Miriam Hie, Peter Hörmanseder & Alexandra Thompson (sound recordings), Eike Wittrock, the friends of Nesterval, in particular chairperson Andrea Lenk and deputy Markus Kellner, as well as supporters Michael Brantner, Sara Chafi, Richard Comploi-Taupe, Oleg Elkin, Theo Enzelberger, Johannes Felber, Martin Hinterndorfer, Andreas Kauba, Kaya Alina Knapp, Philipp Leitenbauer, Julia Polz, Rohr Elisabeth Real Estate e.U., Sabine (Peter) Sammer, Maria Sibilia, Gerald Timelthaler, Sylvia Waldstätten, Tobias Walka, and Thomas Zedrosser as well as René Lipkovich (SLT Siart Lipkovich + Team GmbH & Co KG), Helmut Patterer (PRBS Patterer e.U.) and Nikolaus Vogler (PHKV Rechtsanwälte)

Ensemble

The Nameless

Der C.: Christopher WurmdoblerDer F.: Martin FinnlandDie G.: Gisa FellererDie K.: Géraldine SchabraqueDer P.: Stefan PauserDer S.: Mio Wendelin RiedlDie R.: Romy HrubešDer W.: Willy MutzenpachnerClaire Waldoff: Felizitas Navidad 

The Others

Anna Binder: Rita BrandneulingerArthur Nesterval: Knut Berger  Dietrich Wagner: Chris PfannebeckerEduard Glück: Marcel Jacqueline GisdolMartin Mayerhof: Martin WalknerHedwig Glück: Laura AthanasiadisMartha Nesterval: Aston MattersPaul Lopek: Lorenz TröbingerPfarrer Harald Poelchau: Peter KrausTraudl Jungmann: Sabrina StrehlViktor Eckardt: Alkis Vlassakakis

Stage management

Fräulein Erna: Gioia MorganFräulein Evi: Sophie EidenbergerFräulein Else: Tove Grün

QueerCUNTINine: Program curated by Heinrich Horwitz

A production by Nesterval in co-production with Sophiensæle. Based on the co-production with brut Wien. Funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation. Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. Funded by the Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS) and the City of Vienna. Funded by the Ilse und Dr. Horst Rusch-Stiftung and the Between Bridges Foundation. Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz, Yorck Kinogruppe.

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