Crackle of Time: Christoph Schlingensief and his Opera Village in Burkina Faso

• Movies
• 2012-06-06
• DE
• Released
• 0h 0m
• DE
• Documentary

• 7.0
• 1

Production

Goethe-Institut, ORF

Storyline

Documentary about filmmaker, author, director, and performance artist Christoph Schlingensief and his last major project, building an opera village in Burkina Faso. What was initially planned as a festival theater soon developed into a more ambitious idea, and in addition to the theater, a school, a hospital, and living quarters for teachers and nursing staff were also planned. Beginning with the search for a suitable building site, the film also recounts the difficulties encountered during the work and Schlingensief's advancing cancer.