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In its sixth year of international touring. After being invited to the Biennale in 2023 ‘Essay on Dying’ now comes for a second time to Venice.

When: 18 Ocotber 2025
Where: Scuola Piccola Zattere / Teatro a l'Avogaria. 

“A radical and at the same time tender text.”
Bayrischer Rundfunk

“This is theater at its zero point. But it is precisely in this radicality that the pathos of this evening arises.” bz

“Because Nikitin, in his own initial helplessness, develops a clear language for disturbing thoughts that are difficult to sort out. Because he confronts pain and grief with something that is not a pale consolation, but a courageous self-assertion. Versuch über das Sterben is not so much about death, but about life.”
Süddeutsche Zeitung

15 & 16 November, Monologue-Festival, TT Berlin

On tour for over five years. Next show of «Essay on Dying» is in Kunstkirche Pax Christi in Krefeld.
When: 08. & 09. November 2025

“A radical and at the same time tender text.”
Bayrischer Rundfunk

“This is theater at its zero point. But it is precisely in this radicality that the pathos of this evening arises.” bz

“Because Nikitin, in his own initial helplessness, develops a clear language for disturbing thoughts that are difficult to sort out. Because he confronts pain and grief with something that is not a pale consolation, but a courageous self-assertion. Versuch über das Sterben is not so much about death, but about life.”
Süddeutsche Zeitung

‘Essay on Dying’ and ‘Magda Toffler’ are guest performances in the ‘Winter Guests’ series.

When: 1 February 2026
Where: Gare du Nord (double performance).

After a break of several years, the fifth edition of the festival is finally coming. It will take place from 25 to 29 March 2026. More information will follow soon!