Alfred Dorfer - "GLEICH" New Solo and Cabaret One-Man Theater Bears, carp, sunflowers, or grandmothers – the thought acrobat Alfred Dorfer brings them all onto the stage in his new solo piece "GLEICH" and tells a story with numerous narrative and temporal digressions. But "GLEICH" is more than just a collection of characters and quirky moments. It's an examination of reality, a piece that raises questions and repeatedly leaves the audience in doubt. Are we really allowed to take what we see at face value? Or is this cabaret one-man theater piece merely a fiction spun by Dorfer that subtly holds up a mirror to us? In his new solo piece, the satirical one-man theater called "GLEICH," Alfred Dorfer, as we know him, elegantly and in rapid succession slips into the most varied of characters. In "GLEICH," a story is told with numerous narrative and temporal digressions. Can we take what we see at face value? Time levels blur into one another, poetry and wordplay, philosophy and imagination merge as well. In the German-speaking world, the satirist with a penchant for socio-political themes is unique in his characteristic presentation style. A background in pantomime and acting serves the Viennese well. With likable confidence and plenty of self-irony, Alfred Dorfer, as a keen observer of our everyday lives, takes aim at social currents with the rhetorical wit of a lightweight. He plays with his audience amusingly and skillfully. Nothing and no one is safe from his unexpected trains of thought. The thought acrobat Alfred Dorfer is legendary for his bittersweet humor and his merciless gaze, and through his characteristic presentation style has found his personal style,
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Alfred Dorfer
