The workshop is based on seven existential questions that not only explore Rabih Mroué’s individual working methods and artistic expression, but also invite you to reflect on your own creative processes:

• What methods do you use in your work?
• How do you come up with ideas for projects?
• What kinds of experiments do you conduct during your process?
• How do you generate material?
• What inspires your work?
• How do you decide which material to use from your experiments?
• What criteria do you use when selecting your material?

ABOUT RABIH MROUÉ

Rabih Mroué has written and directed several theatre performances, including Who’s Afraid of Representation (2005), How Nancy Wished That Everything Was an April Fool’s Joke (2007), Photo-Romance (2009), 33 rpm and a Few Seconds(2012), So Little Time (2016), Borborygmus (2019), Sunny Sunday (2020), and Hartaqāt (2023), the latter in collaboration with Lina Majdalanie.

He is also a contributing editor of The Drama Review (New York) and co-founder of Beirut Art Center (BAC). Rabih Mroué was a member of the International Research Centre: Interweaving Performance Cultures at Freie Universität Berlin in 2013–2014. From 2015 to 2019, he served as a director at Münchner Kammerspiele in Germany. His work has been presented in many countries, including at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, MoMA in New York, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

RABIH MROUÉ AT THE BIENNALE

In 1947, Bertolt Brecht appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in the United States, accused of combating communist activity. Brecht had written a statement that he was forbidden to read aloud. The transcripts from the hearing, together with this statement, form one of the central elements of this lavish work. Read more.

PRACTICAL INFO

PARTICIPANTS

Participants in the workshop will include a mix of students from the art academy and professional performing artists from across disciplines who are interested in performance.

TIME AND PLACE

Workshop: Saturday 18 April, 10:00–13:00 at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Kongens Nytorv 1, 1050 Copenhagen K.

Rabih Mroué’s performance can be experienced at Husets Teater on Friday 17 April at 19:00.

PRICE AND REGISTRATION FOR THE WORKSHOP

Price: 75 DKK.

To register for the workshop, apply via the link. Once your place has been confirmed, you will receive an email with a payment link.

DISCOUNT ON BIENNALE PASS

As a workshop participant, you receive a discount on both the Full Biennale Pass (access to the entire 2026 Biennale programme) and the Mini Biennale Pass (three performances of your choice during the Biennale). Select “Under 27 / Seniors / Students” when booking your Biennale Pass.

Once you have received your Biennale Pass, you will need to book tickets for the performances you wish to attend. Click here for Biennale Passes and ticket booking