Deutschland 2071
Film still from Germany 2071
It is the year 2071: The nation is on the verge of social and economic collapse, revolutions come and go like summer storms. Aliens are first given a friendly welcome, then processed into sausages. Child-rearing until working age is conducted in Greek colonies and emotions have been replaced with emojis: the epic retro science fiction film ‘Germany Year 2071’ portrays a dark and at the same time quirkily comic picture of a new, old, utopian, dystopian, nostalgic, futuristic city.
This retro science fiction project, inspired by Copper and Liska's visits to the cities of Cologne and Berlin, was cast and staged entirely with local participants in both cities using the existing industrial landscape as a springboard for play (similar to Godard's Alphaville).
All who came to the numerous public recordings became part of this epic project, which resulted in both a feature film and a radio play, and also included a blog - detailing the entire process from script to final edit, including production diary, participants' experiences, etc.
Commissioned by Impulse Theater Festival 2016, Akademie der Künste der Welt / Köln and Berliner Festspiele / Foreign Affairs – International Performing Arts Festival
In cooperation with WDR 3 and studiobühneköln.
Direction and Script Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska
Music Andreas Bick, performed on Trautonium by Wolfgang Müller (recorded) and Peter Pichler (live)
Featuring Sorin Pascu, Sylvia Bertelmann, Detlef Liehr, Marie Yan, Wolfgang Michel, Matthias Matthies, Lara Roth, Monika Loser and many more citizens of Cologne and Berlin
Translation Ulrich Blumenbach
Dramaturgy Nadine Vollmer and Carolin Hochleichter
Production Management Constantin Leonhard Schädle and Eva Lämmerzahl
Production Assistance Katharina Sturm, Katharina Fenderl and Jacob Preuss
Light and Technical Lukas Rabl and Lucas Kirsch
WDR (radio play) Technical Realization Benno Müller-vom Hofe
WDR (radio play) Editor Christina Hänsel
Production chronology
August 2, 2020, WDR Radio, Cologne (broadcast of radio play)
April 6, 2018, Bayerische Rundfunk, München, Germany (broadcast of radio play)
November 19, 2017, HAU2, Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin, Germany (screening)
October 6, 2017, steirischer herbst festival, VAS Mürzer Oberland Austria (screening)
June 25, 2017, Funkhaus Wallrafplatz for Impulse Festival, Cologne, Germany (film premiere – with live music)
June 21, 2017, WDR Radio, Cologne (premiere broadcast of radio play)
Deutschland 2071 was staged live at site-specific locations in Cologne and Berlin, and performances were open to the public - to watch or to participate from June 16- July 16 2016.
