People at TOLLHAUS: Claudio Stellato's Moving Play with Order and Chaos
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People: A Fragile Festival Between Order and Chaos
On September 25, 2026, Claudio Stellato will transform the cultural center TOLLHAUS in Karlsruhe into an unpredictable stage universe. His performance People celebrates the power of the body, human inventiveness, and that gentle madness which allows new worlds to emerge from seemingly worthless things. The German premiere is part of the ATOLL Festival 2026.
When Objects Become Partners
On an initially white and empty stage, friends gather with everything they possess. Bodies, objects, materials, and habits become the raw material for a shared ceremony. From precise gestures, absurd actions, and juggling-like manipulations, a quirky festival develops that oscillates between everyday life and ritual, comedy and discomfort.
Dramaturgy Between Precision and Loss of Control
Claudio Stellato's staging does not follow a classical plot. Its dramaturgy arises from sequences of movement, repetitions, and sudden shifts. The arrival transitions into setting up, the excitement escalates to excess, and the overflow leads to collapse. In this unstable process, the direction finds a poignant metaphor for human cohabitation: order appears only as a provisional agreement, chaos remains possible at any moment.
Body, Acoustics, and Theatre Atmosphere
The stage experience thrives on the immediate presence of the performers. Nata Galkina, Encarni Sánchez, Rémy Laquittant, and Claudio Stellato shape a mobile stage design with their bodies, where each object attains new meaning. Sounds, frictions, and the acoustics of actions intensify the theatrical atmosphere. Small gestures grow into a physical acting style that does not rely on explanatory language yet tells of human vulnerability.
A Poetic Look at Human Misery
People focuses on individuals who live on the edges of social order without reducing them to their misery. The performance showcases resistance, community, and the ability to create something of one's own from little. The result feels simultaneously raw and poetic, disturbing and humorous. It is precisely in this interplay that the actual tension of the staging lies.
German Premiere at the ATOLL Festival
The creation from 2026 combines contemporary circus, dance, performance, and visual theater. The ATOLL Festival presents People on Friday, September 25, 2026, at 9:00 PM at the cultural center TOLLHAUS. The performance lasts about 45 minutes and is suitable for visitors aged seven and older.
Conclusion: People promises an unusual stage experience full of physical energy, absurd humor, and poetic unrest. Those wishing to experience contemporary stage art, experimental circus, and strong visual imagery live will encounter a piece that does not explain order but rather makes it visibly waver.
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