First Performance in Salzburg: Jelinek's "Below Animals": when AI Takes over the Direction

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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Who understands the economy that we call capitalism? Elfriede Jelinek's new play "Under animals, premiered at the Salzburg Festival, tries in answers. Is that a good idea?

Spiegel

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At the world premiere of Elfriede Jelinek's »Unter Tiere«, super rich people are scolded, great actors present themselves in shrill animal costumes – and Peter Thiel has a guest appearance as an AI-fake.

Welt

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Molière is raped at the Salzburg Festival and Elfriede Jelinek is pimped with artificial intelligence. Why one experiment is good and the other not.

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Theaterhappening with Nobel Laureate, but without furor: Nicolas Stemann stages Elfriede Jelinek's "Unter Tiere" at the Salzburg Festival.

Die Presse

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For a long time, no text by Elfriede Jelinek has been staged so consistently: Nicolas Stemann makes at the Salzburg Festival a maturing, oppressive, moving finale.

Kurier

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Salzburg Festival: Nicolas Stemann created a monstrous revue with highlights, some hangings and a depressing end