Gulliveras Reise - Staatstheater Oldenburg 2017... Apr 2026

The production was a true ensemble effort, characterized by shared creative roles rather than a single director.

The concept was developed by a large team including Florian Loycke (Das Helmi master-mind), Johannes Lange , and bondage artist Dasniya Sommer , whose influence was felt in the intricate rope-work and "SM-inflected" visuals used to cage Gullivera. Why It Mattered Gulliveras Reise - Staatstheater Oldenburg 2017...

In April 2017, the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater opened its doors to something far beyond a traditional fairy tale. To kick off the —a celebration of "new performative alliances"—the theater staged "Gulliveras Reise / Die Rache" (Gullivera’s Journey / The Revenge), a radical collaboration between the puppet-theater collective Das Helmi and the performance group Markus&Markus . A Radical Reimagining The production was a true ensemble effort, characterized

When Gulliver Became "Gullivera": A Look Back at Oldenburg’s 2017 Performative Experiment To kick off the —a celebration of "new

Forget the Disneyfied versions of Jonathan Swift’s classic. This production turned the narrative on its head—literally.

Here’s a blog post reflecting on the unique production of at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater in 2017 .

The protagonist was reimagined as a woman, "Gullivera," used as a vessel to explore themes of feminism and female liberation.