100 years of Einsiedeln World Theatre: stage fever in a monastery village Since 1924, the “World Theatre” by Spanish baroque poet Pedro Calderón de la Barca has been performed every few years in front of Einsiedeln monastery. In recent decades, contemporary authors have reinterpreted the four-hundred-year-old mystery play. This year, a version by Swiss author Lukas Bärfuss takes to the stage. Some 500 theatre lovers from Einsiedeln will participate in the open-air spectacle. Continued on page 16 In 2013, author Tim Krohn illustrated man’s greed and interference with creation using the example of genetic engineering. Photos: Welttheater Einsiedeln, Keystone In 2024, women took the main roles in “The Great Theatre of the World”. Author Lukas Bärfuss elaborates on the existential questions of Calderón’s mystery play: what is my role in life? What is a good life? Photos: Welttheater Einsiedeln Swiss Review / July 2024 / No.4 15
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