+++ The audioplay „Turnton2047“ by TIME’S UP where Mareike played the part of Barbora Natrovsky is running at the immersive exhibition at Schifffahrtsmuseum Rostock and will premiere at Phoenix Theater Linz on the 2nd of December.

+++ Together with the artist Anna Krenz, Mareike created the project „Mehr als Namen – Frauen*räume schaffen“. For this project Mareike created an 1.5 hours audiowalk throught the Berlin district Frauenviertel. The audiowalk can be listened to here:

Anna Krenz created the accompanying publication which can be downloaded on the Ambasada Polek website, where you can also find more information on the project.

The project was realised through the organisation Ambasada Polek with the kind support of Fachbereich Kultur des Bezirksamts Neukölln

+++ Mareike just came back from playing the part of Zelda Dorn in SIGNA’s new performance „Das letzte Jahr“ at Wiener Festwochen 2025. More information can be found here

+++ In September 2025 Mareike was filming „Heart’s Desire Flaming Fire“ by Lisa Harres

+++ Mareike just finished recording the audio drama „Turnton“ for Times’s Up Linz, in May 2025

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+++ Mareike is preparing to direct Alex Chigvinadze’s play “The Sun is Yours” for Aitsona-Daitsona +++

+++ Mareike is currently working on the audio drama “BeZug” about female histories and utopia +++

+++ “Das 13. Jahr” wurde unter die 10 bemerkenswertesten Inszenierungen des digitalenNachtkritik Theatertreffens gewählt +++

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Peter Helling NDR Kultur:

Das 13. Jahr” von Signa: Beeindruckende Uraufführung in Hamburg

(…) Plötzlich packt einen eine Schauspielerin und ein Schauspieler in beigefarbener Kleidung und zieht einen mit gedämpfter Stimme in eine der Hütten und sagt: “Kommt mit, ihr müsst euch verstecken”. Die beiden stellten sich als unsere Gasteltern heraus. Wir, die Zuschauern sind Not-Kinder – so werden wir genannt. Wir kommen in diesem Nebel Dorf unter, werden ja quasi in Schutz genommen und tauchen ein in diese Familie. Das funktionierte wirklich überzeugend. Meine Gasteltern, das waren Michael und Gilda, gespielt von Daniel Hoevels vom Schauspielhaus und Mareike Wenzel von Signa, haben das so lebensecht gespielt. Ich sah mich plötzlich am Küchentisch wieder und habe Kartoffeln geschnibbelt für eine abendliche Suppe. Aber Vorsicht: Bloß nicht lachen! Das war verboten. Aber alle hatten auch Angst vor dem, was draußen passiert. Das war wirklich unheimlich (…)

+++ Mareike can be seen in the new SIGNA production “Das 13. Jahr” at Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, where she is playing the part of Gilda Ahrenholz, until the 20th of December 2023.

+++ New headshots by Victoria Tomaschko

+++ Coming-up Keynote and Workshop with Mareike during Fachtagung des BUNDESWETTBEWERBS SCHULTHEATERS DER LÄNDER 2023 on September 17th in Trier. Keynote “Wie viel Rolle braucht es” and Workshop “Rolle und Immersion”.

+++ New Voice Work! For the podcast “Neugefragt” by Bernd Hopfengärtner, Lillith Boettcher, Wenzel Mehnert and Katharina Günther, Mareike recorded 6 short radio features. They can be listened to here.

+++ Mareike graduated as one of the first fellows from the certificate course “Artistic Interventions in Cultural Education” from the Hildesheim University and Bundesakademie für Kulturelle Bildung Wolfenbüttel

+++ Mareike is one of the two winners of this year’s call for workshops “What’s next” of Architecture Biennial Tbilisi 2022. More information here.

+++ Mareike’s audio-walk performance about menopause and carework “Schlafwandeln: Pause -Ende – Reset” will take place at “Who Cares” Festival in Berlin on 3rd and 8th of September 2022.

Additionally, Mareike will participate in the talk “Care-Beziehungen” on the 8th of September 2022.

+++ On Saturday 9th of July, 2022, Mareike will give a workshop together with the Aitsona-Daitsona team on their working practice during the International Symposium on “Artistic Interventions in Educational and Social contexts” at the university of Hildesheim/Germany. More information here

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+++ Here are some impressions of “Die Ruhe” at Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg 2022

+++ The latest SIGNA production “Die Ruhe” at Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg had been selected for the Berliner Theatertreffen 2022 as one of the 10 most remarkable performances of 2021/22. In “Die Ruhe” Mareike played  Dr. Antonia Ascheberg-Haus; she has been working with SIGNA as an actress and has been part of the devising team since 2007. “Die Ruhe” more information here.

+++ Mareike has worked once more with POLIGONAL Büro für Stadtvermittlung and recorded the narration parts for the audiowalk and exhibition “NOTHING THAT EVER WAS CHANGES. Stories from places under the rainbow” for the Museum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin.

+++ Until 15th of January 2022, Mareike is playing Dr. Antonia Ascheberg-Haus in “Die Ruhe”, the new SIGNA performance at Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg. Premiere 19th of November 2021. More information here. Reviews can be found here

NDR Kultur writes:

„[Es ist] alles so genau geplant, so detailversessen eingerichtet, dass schnell ein Sog entsteht. […] Am Ende werden alle einfach entlassen. Es gibt nicht einmal Applaus für die großartigen Performerinnen und Performer und ihre beeindruckende Installation.“

+++ After a long preparation period the storytelling website “Rose Garden” has been launched. More information about the project in English can be found here.

+++ You can now hear Mareike’s voice presenting the glossary in the audio walk “Kolbe außer Haus” by Kolbe Museum Berlin and Poligonal Büro für Stadtvermittlung. The German version can be found here. The English version is coming soon.

+++ Mareike was just awarded a scholarship for the new pilot course “Künstlerische Interventionen in der kulturellen Bildung” by the University of Hildesheim. Within this course Mareike will develop her own artistic work in close collaboration with different cultural and educational institutions, amongst others documenta Kassel and TUSCH Hamburg. More information here

+++ The next collaboration of Mareike and WISG in Georgia is going to be launched soon but had to be postponed due to the recent events in Tbillisi. “Rose Garden” is an interactive map of Tbilisi with narrations of members of the Transgender Community in Tbilisi.

+++ Mareike just recorded another audio feature in German: Wolken über Wuppertal – Audio Feature der Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, des INKOTA-netzwerk und PAN Germany zum Thema Doppelstandards im internationalen Handel mit Pestiziden und Pestizidwirkstoffen.

She also contributed to the English version

+++ In February 2021, Mareike recorded the part of the seafarer for Nadja Abt’s radioplay “Mutiny on the Bivalvia” commissioned by Pogo Bar / KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin. You can find more information about the project here.

+++ Two SIGNA performances Mareike has been part of have been voted the “most important theatre performances of the last decade” by critics in the theatre magazine “Theater Heute”:

“Schwarze Augen Maria” at Schauspielhaus Hamburg 2013

“Das halbe Leid” Schauspielhaus Hamburg 2017 +++

+++ In summer 2020 Mareike recorded the English and German version of  “False Promises” – an audio feature by Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung and INKOTA-netzwerk about the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

You can listen to the English version here  (part: Lena) and for the German version click here (part: Erzählerin)

+++ here are some photos of Mareike from the last SIGNA performance Det Åbne Hjerte (The Open Heart) at Århus Festuge 2019 +++

+++ Due to the Corona crisis Mareike’s upcoming performances and community art projects have been cancelled until further notice. Updates about new dates will follow as soon as the situation will be clearer. Mareike send greetings from isolation in Berlin. Until then stay healthy and best wishes! +++

+++ Here is an interview of Mareike talking about the Sound Walk:

+++ From November 2019 Mareike will be working on a Sound Walk through Tbilisi based on stories of members of the transgender community +++

+++ From September 2019, Mareike will be performing in SIGNA’s “Det Åbne Hjerte” (The Open Heart) during the Århus Festuge. More information here +++

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March 2019

The performance “Night and Day” directed by Mareike Wenzel was performed at Politika Tbilisi. The performance was the continuation of Mareike’s work with WISG and members of the transgender community Tbilisi. For more than half a year Mareike had been working with a group of transgender people and devising a play with them, telling their stories through characters of Greek mythology. More to follow soon

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Autumn 2018

Mareike’s theatre company აიწონა-დაიწონა premiered its first own play – “თამაში”. The performance will tour DVV International’s regional centers in Georgia. In December “Night and Day” a devised performance directed by Mareike in collaboration with WISG will be premiered at “Success Bar” Tbilisi.

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Spring 2018

Mareike is currently giving theatre in education workshops for teachers in Georgia. She is also working on a new children’s play with her company აიწონა-დაიწონა which will be toured through Georgia in autumn and winter 2018. Additionally she is working on a performance piece for the Georgian Women’s rights organisation WISG and is conducting theatre workshops for DVV International Georgia.

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January 2018

Mareike has joined SIGNA again as guest star for the performance “Das Halbe Leid” at Schauspielhaus Hamburg, where she played the part of Bauchstech-Anna

Das halbe Leid ©Goldmann/SIGNA, 2018 – Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg

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March 2017

Mareike has founded the children’s theatre company აიწონა დაიწონა (AITSONA DAITSONA) in Tbilisi, Georgia and is currently touring two adaptations of plays by Volker Ludwig (GRIPS Theater Berlin) through Georgia. For more information see აიწონა-დაიწონა.

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December 2015

Mareike just returned from Georgia, where she had developed her performance project “PLAY” for the 2nd Tbilisi Triennial

Aim of the project was to revive the old theatre in the Georgian village of Machkhaani and to create a self-organized cultural space for the people of the village.

With kind support of:

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Mareike and New Collective from Tbilisi have been invited to show their performance WELCOME at FLARE15 Festival in Manchester this July. Unfortunately, the British Embassy is denying to grant the Georgian participants the visa to enter the UK. Here is the story so far: What happens when you try to do a performance about migration in an EU country, with most members of the ensemble coming from outside EU

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The website to „A Supra of Her Own“ is now online, click here

Die Website zur Ausstellung und Performance “A Supra of her Own” ist jetzt online                     Hier geht es zur Website.

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Till 14/12/2014 Mareike is playing Dr. Lizzibeta Wächter in the new SIGNA performance “Ventestedet” at Republique Theater in Copenhagen. Premiere: 23/10/2014.

Bis zum 14.12.2014 spielt Mareike Dr. Lizzibeta Wächter in der neuen SIGNA Performance “Ventestedet” am Republique Theater in Kopenhagen, Premiere: 23.10.2014.

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An article on domestic violence with photos of Mareike’s performance “Supra of Her Own”.

Ein Artikel zum Thema häusliche Gewalt mit Fotos von Mareikes Performance “A Supra of Her Own”.

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In August Mareike’s performance “Urban Street Food Dinner Club” will take place at different public places in Berlin, more information here.

Im August findet Mareikes “Urban Street Food Dinner Club” an verschiedenen Orten in Berlin statt, Informationen hier.

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June 2014

Solo-Performance for the exhibition “A Supra Of Her Own” at Gallery Nectar, Tbilisi/Georgia.

Solo-Performance im Rahmen der Ausstellung “A Supra Of Her Own” Gallery Nectar, Tiflis/Georgien.

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In June Mareike was guest lecturer at Centre for Contemporary Art Tbilisi. Following a workshop with students, we deviced the workshop performance “Three Sisters – The Leaving Party”.

Im Juni war Mareike Gast Dozentin im Centre for Contemporary Art Tbilisi. Nachdem Workshop mit Studenten entstand die Workshop Performance “Three Sisters – The Leaving Party”.

IMPRESSUM