Dieses Haus macht Sinn. (125 years of Burgtheater)

After an early flight and a nice night out in Berlin with white wine, Anne and Bob, I am on my way (Thermacare belt around the hips) to the Burgtheater. Today starts a congress under the banner “Von welchem Theater träumen wir?” (Which Theater is it that we’re dreaming of?). A three-day get-together including important theater people like Klaus Maria Brandauer, Andrea Breth, Johan Simons, Matthias Hartmann and others. The Theater and its development over the last years and in the future. Seems boring.
(A few hours later:) I tell you, in some way it was.
But wait…: even though thousands of people are talking about the Burgtheater day by day––you do learn things from that. Only one example, from the early 20th century until 1983 actors were not aloud to bow after the show. Nice. Bowing is overrated anyhow.
There was a discussion between Klaus Maria Brandauer and Hermann Beil today. Beil is a dramaturg (no English translation / the profession does not exist outside of Germany – weird).
Klaus Maria Brandauer is so smart and eloquent. Strange. I mean it! He is funny and he isn’t stressful despite being a star. He has been in the Burgtheater ensemble/company for 41 years now. I wasn’t even born when this guy had his first premiere on this stage. He said he wants to increase the quality of life with theater. Whatever that means––it does sound nice.