LEAVING ZILLER VALLEY
The Austrian Cultural Forum is pleased to present this one-woman performance of Julia Rosa Stöckl’s Leaving Ziller Valley.
Leaving Ziller Valley tells the story of the young Tyrolean executive Elizabeth. Feeling alienated and lost in a world of jet-setting between high-end hotels from Paris to Shanghai, she decides to stay in New York. Maybe in this city full of dreamers, she can find what she is looking for: a place that she can call home and where she can ultimately find herself.
The play is a reflection on modern society and the struggle for the individual to create a home in a globalized, modern world. Inspired by European and American theatre traditions, Leaving Ziller Valley creates a new version of post-modern theatre. A rebellious, funny and nostalgic declaration of love to this journey called life. The play is a nod to Frank Castorf and Peter Brook, and a mix of non-verbal, psychological theater, performance art, and Austrian humor.
The play was previously shown in November 2013 within the framework of the UNITED SOLO Festival in New York City.
Performed by Julia Rosa Stöckl
Written by Julia Stöckl & Reinhard Goeber
Directed by Reinhard Goeber
Produced by DIVA Arts Collective
Costumes by Margret Schiestl (Tiroler Adlerin Fashion)
Video by Lauren Jenkins
Edited & filmed by Marco Trenkwalder
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Austrian actress Julia Rosa Stockl has worked internationally in theater, film, and television since 2006’s award winning feature Dead in 3 days. In 2011 she created the DIVA Monodrama Festival Austria with Reinhard Goeber and is currently studying with William Esper at the William Esper Studio in NYC.
Berlin-born director Reinhard Goeber studied drama at the Humboldt-University and the “Ernst Busch” acting school in Berlin. He left East Germany in 1988. Reinhard has worked on more then 56 stage productions in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein, and holds a teaching position at ten Universities.
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