Theater 9 Articles on the topic Theater African American Performers 1877-1933 From the Jubilee Singers to Jazz: African American Performers and Musicians in Berlin, 1877-1933.Short-Story, 9 min Lesezeit Louis Douglas A multi-talented dancer, actor, director, comedian, choreographer, singer, screenwriter and producer, he spent thirty years on European stages.Article, 4 min Lesezeit Arabella Fields Constantly touring, performing in a dizzying array of styles and winning fans across the continent, Arabella Field’s life was paradigmatic of that of the variety star at the turn of the last century. Article, 4 min Lesezeit In My View: Henri | BERLIN GLOBAL Henri Vogel is a transgender religious and cultural scholar and activist who lives with his husband and cat in Berlin. In this video, Henri presents an extraordinary object in the “Free Space” room. Video 01:21 Minuten In My View: Jos | BERLIN GLOBAL Located between the “Entertainment” and “War” rooms of the BERLIN GLOBAL exhibition, the “Exile Wall” features the signatures of numerous artists and cultural figures of the 20th century. They include Marlene Dietrich (1901 - 1992), Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950), Tilla Durieux (1880 - 1971) and Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), among others, all of whom were forced to flee Nazi Germany. Video 01:28 Minuten Heiner Müller Heiner Müller is regarded as one of the most important German dramatists of the 20th century. Article, 8 min Lesezeit Max Reinhardt Max Reinhardt (1873-1943) was one of the most prominent stage artists of the 20th century. While based in Berlin, he had a major influence on European and American theatre. Reinhardt’s creative works established the era of director’s theatre and the exploration of new possibilities. He inspired countless artists and contemporaries in the first half of the previous century. Article, 11 min Lesezeit Josephine Baker “All I want is to dance…” Josephine Baker has been inspiring untold numbers of people around the globe for a century. She used dance to get out of the slums of the southern United States and from Paris she conquered the world’s stages in the 1920s.Article, 7 min Lesezeit Papiertheater Once a year, adults and children come to the Märkisches Museum to be enchanted and enthralled by small paper figures. Unfortunately, in 2020/21, the long-standing tradition of paper theatre performances and workshops had to be interrupted due to COVID-19. Yet, work continued behind the scenes and still carries on.Article, 6 min Lesezeit