Language: Russian (with German translation)
WEATHER FORECAST: Vladimir Sorokin & Kirill Serebrennikov
For many years, Kirill Serebrennikov and Vladimir Sorokin wanted to create a project together. Only last year did this long-standing ambition become a reality with the premiere of DER SCHNEESTURM, based on Sorokin’s novella, at the Salzburg Festival.
Vladimir Sorokin is one of the most influential contemporary writers and an heir to the literary tradition of Gogol, Pushkin, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov. Having created his own distinctive artistic language and literary universe, he has brought together history, dystopia, satire, and philosophical parable in his work.
His books have been translated into dozens of languages and are particularly highly regarded in Germany. Sorokin is often seen not only as a major writer but also as a visionary whose works have strikingly anticipated many of the political and social developments of contemporary Russia.
During the second performance of DER SCHNEESTURM, the writer and the director will come together to discuss literature and theater, as well as the mysterious ability of art to predict the future.