– Asymmetrical Encounters TangoTanzTheater by Rosalie Wanka 21.04.23 @Posthof Linz press reviews → Abendzeitung München: “Wanka teamed up with the Munich media artist Manuela Hartel for the stage, which is enriched with … videos and projections and designed to be very expressive. A clever move that literally lights up the production now presented under the title “Asymmetrical Encounters”. Sometimes shrill, sometimes weird or gloomy and cloudy. Always in the balance between kitsch and subtly subtle humor. ” Münchner Feuilleton: „With lots of wig and costume changes, expressive dancers and the trendy video collages by Manuela Hartel evolves a dance piece between clip aesthetics and hidden objects.” ⭕️ What are the interfaces between the apparently… Read More →

Privacy theater production Based on the fictional story of MIA and FINN, a young couple who gets to know each other online, “Privacy” tells of possible effects on life and privacy and examines our digital responsibility. Premiered: November 2016 in Munich pics © Rainer Ludwig, Judith Buss Director: Ana Zirner – Dramaturgy: Martina Missel – Choreography: David N. Russo – Production/Press: Claudia Illi – Stage: Susan Waeckerlin – Costume: Henriette Müller – Lyrics: Theresa Seraphin – Video: Manuela Hartel – Light: Rainer Ludwig – Sound: Jan Faszbender – Performer: Lotte Lindenborn, Matthias Renger, David N. Russo Get fully into the production of a digital self – or get out entirely? The “Privacy”… Read More →

Die Visionärin Play by Susanne Felicitas Wolf, directed by Thomas Luft www.theaterlust.de – PREMIERED 2018 Munich Bühne – Manuela Hartel, Olsen Röhl und Thomas Luft – Videoinstallation – Manuela Hartel – Gesang / Musikalische Leitung – Cornelia Melián – Musik – Manuela Rzytki – Choreographie – Tanya Rydell Montan – Kostüm – Sarah Silbermann, Alina Scheiler – Klangregie u. Tontechnik – Zoro Babel – Sounddesign – Simon Kummer – Lichtdesign – Olsen Röhl, Nico Stolte – Licht- u. Videooperator – Nico Stolte – Technische Leitung – Olsen Röhl “The special challenge for The Visionary was to design a set that could be used as flexibly as possible. It should provide elements for the actors to work with as well as withstand the challenges of a tour. Above all, however, it should serve as a projection surface… Read More →

pics © Manuela Hartel, Martin Kaufhold Play by Stefano Massini, directed by Sibylle Broll-Pape. Stage & Costumes by Trixy Royeck. Video by Manuela Hartel. Music by Thomas Prestin. Dramaturgy by Olivier Garofalo. With: Anna Döing, Bertram Maxim Gärtner, Stefan Hartmann, Paul Maximilian Pira, Corinna Pohlmann, Daniel Seniuk.

  Live Video Installation for the choir concert of the John Sheppard Ensemble Freiburg, premiered October 2019 in Rieselfeld and Eichstetten (Freiburg/Germany). Stage setting was worked out for 2 different churches, creating different layers and transparencies for projection mapping onto the altar. program: “to be sung on the water”– excerpt: Samuel Barber – Agnus Dei – conducted by: Bernhard Schmidt