Opening - Olaf Nicolai - "As Strange to Myself as Possible ..."

Olaf Nico­lai – «As Strange to Myself as Pos­si­ble …»

Ope­ning: Wed­nes­day, 11 June 2025, 6:00 PM

Kur­thea­ter Baden, Pavi­lion, Park­strasse 20, 5401 Baden

Wel­come Spee­ches:
Uwe Hein­richs, Artis­tic Direc­tor, Kur­thea­ter Baden
Chris­toph Dos­wald, Artis­tic Direc­tor, ART FLOW

The artist will be pre­sent.

The Kur­thea­ter Baden beco­mes the stage for a spe­cial artis­tic inter­ven­tion: inter­na­tio­nally renow­ned con­cep­tual artist Olaf Nico­lai pres­ents his new work «As Strange to Myself as Pos­si­ble …» on the roof of the pavi­lion behind the theatre.

The point of depar­ture is a quote from the auto­bio­gra­phy of German play­w­right and author Heiner Müller, which beco­mes the gui­ding motif of the piece: «Until my death, I must live with my con­tra­dic­tions, as strange to myself as pos­si­ble.»

Inspi­red by a little-known his­to­ri­cal link bet­ween Heiner Müller and the Kur­thea­ter Baden, Olaf Nico­lai explo­res themes such as estran­ge­ment, trans­for­ma­tion, and iden­tity – cen­tral issues for a spa town in flux. The pavi­lion, with its subtle light instal­la­tion, beco­mes a silent prot­ago­nist, visi­ble only from the out­side. In this way, the park itself turns into a stage, and space beco­mes reflec­tion.

This pro­ject is a col­la­bo­ra­tion with the Kur­thea­ter Baden.

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