Two experts, five opinions: A CEO/CIO of a medium-sized business argues with a trend evangelist about recent IT trends and innovations. A viral video meant to direct traffic to a special website. Episode 1: Business Analytics & Big Data Episode 2: Outside the Inbox Episode 3: Mobile Enterprise Episode 4: Cloud Computing Director/Script: Helmut Barz [...]
“No Exit” (Jean-Paul Sartre) – Stadttheater Gießen 1998
HelmutBarz2017-05-31T19:26:26+02:00Two women, one man locked in a room together for all eternity – that can only be hell. Stage and costumes by Katja Guderjan. "A fantastic rediscovery - catching, gripping, disturbing, terrific." (Gießener Anzeiger, 30th März 1998)
“Der Freischütz/The Marksman” (Carl-Maria von Weber) – Darmstadt Summer Festival:
HelmutBarz2017-05-31T19:27:23+02:00One of the most famous German opera classics as an open-air spectacle. "A great project, to be admired for its sheer artistic efforts." (Darmstädter Echo, 1st August 1998)
“The Importance of Being Earnest” (Oscar Wilde) – Cape Town, S. A. 1999
HelmutBarz2017-05-31T19:28:10+02:00Directing one of the most British plays in the most British city outside of London, in German to boot? Well, that was a fun challenge. We turned the play into a morbid dance at the edge of the abyss, as the play tries to paint a picture of times long past. On top of it, I [...]
“P.A.G.S.” (Manfred Weiß/Andreas Breitscheid) – Staatsoper Stuttgart 1999
HelmutBarz2017-05-31T19:29:14+02:00A song contest, in which a nutty professor, a rocker and his nerdy brother as well as a corporate underling with a superhero complex compete - what could possibly go wrong? "A wild and colorful, and also disturbing montage that will make the young audience sit on the edge of their seats." (dpa, 19th November [...]
“Death and the Maiden” (Ariel Dorfman) – Schlosstheater Celle 2000
HelmutBarz2017-05-31T19:29:54+02:00Did she really recognize her surprise guest as the doctor who had raped and tortured her many years ago? Or is she trying to force a confession out of an innocent man? The production design was done by my long-time collaborator Ewa Marta. "Helmut Barz doesn't spare us the brutalities of a dictatorship. At the [...]
“Taking Sides” (Ron Harwood) – Schlosstheater Celle 2001
HelmutBarz2017-05-31T17:43:07+02:00Famous conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - a Nazi? A collaborator? Or just an artist in his ivory tower? Costume and stage design by Ewa Marta. "Great applause and many curtains for an important production that will creep under your skin and make you think." (Celle'sche Zeitung, 30. April 2001)
“Nightwatch” (Lars Noren) – Frankfurt am Main 2005
HelmutBarz2017-05-31T19:30:51+02:00Two brothers and their wifes meet after the funeral of their mother to mourn, to drink, to fight, to fuck ... A play for people who think that George and Martha are way too nice to each other. "The theater may be non gratum - the critic is grateful." (Frankfurter Neue Presse, 04. April 2005)