conversations in ten questions: Michael Vogel (Familie Flöz)
[This interview was conducted by Ayşe Draz.] What is the essence of theatre in your opinion? Encounter, exchange and compassion! In a theatre that works without words and with masks, empathy is a basic prerequisite for the audience and also for the players. In this way, theatre can practice this valuable human gift and entertain at the same time. And when the audience leaves the theatre with a little more courage than they came, then it was good theatre. Do you believe in the transformative power of art? How? Yes! Reality is transformation! Theatre is a lot about how something affects us. The German word for reality (Wirklichkeit) is related to the word effect (Wirkung). Even if we believe in things and can touch something, the universe is made of effects, something always happens and transforms Theatre can play a concentrated role in this. An open and focused person can experience transformation in the theatre and that in return has an effect back on stage. When you are working on