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Dramaturgy · ADK Baden-Württemberg · 2025

Hamlet Fleisch Maschine

Hamlet Flesh Machine

Danylo Symonovych — Dramaturg

A performer on the floor beneath a white sheet of fabric. — A performer on the floor beneath a white sheet of fabric. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

A performer on the floor beneath a white sheet of fabric. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

Silhouettes against a green curtain. — Silhouettes against a green curtain. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

Silhouettes against a green curtain. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

A figure in a field of warm lights. — A figure in a field of warm lights. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

A figure in a field of warm lights. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

A white sail of fabric over the stage. — A white sail of fabric over the stage. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

A white sail of fabric over the stage. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

Smoke and light on an empty stage. — Smoke and light on an empty stage. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

Smoke and light on an empty stage. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

Green light, a figure above the silhouettes. — Green light, a figure above the silhouettes. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

Green light, a figure above the silhouettes. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

Figures in costume before red curtains. — Figures in costume before red curtains. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

Figures in costume before red curtains. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

A spotlight on the white sail. — A spotlight on the white sail. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

A spotlight on the white sail. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

A pale figure in the smoke. — A pale figure in the smoke. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

A pale figure in the smoke. (Photo: Steven M. Schultz)

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About the project

Hamlet Fleisch Maschine

A Hamlet that cannot wake up.

This experimental version sits between Shakespeare and Heiner Müller’s Die Hamletmaschine. Reality and dream keep intertwining, and the space becomes an image of inner unrest and of responsibility for one’s own actions.

My role

I shaped the concept, worked on material and text, researched, built the structure of the production and accompanied the director and actors through rehearsals.

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Project details

Premiere: 13 February 2025
Where: Akademie für Darstellende Kunst Baden-Württemberg (ADK), Ludwigsburg
Based on: After William Shakespeare and Heiner Müller

Team

Direction: Max Porstmann
Dramaturgy: Danylo Symonovych
Set & Costume Design: Laura Mendoza Gleser
Music: Malte Fischer
Cast: Hamlet — Stella Butz · Ghost — David Richter · Claudius — Levi Tounkara · Gertrude — Valerie Lillibeth
Assistants: Lin Noa Gennrich · Runzhi Ye · Madeleine Badayei

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