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Max Mueller Bhavan | India New Delhi

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10:00 AM-8:00 PM

I, Josef

Theatre | An immersive multimedia experience based on Franz Kafka’s The Trial

  • Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan New Delhi, New Delhi

  • English, German
  • Free Entry. Registration Mandatory.
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I, Josef © Goethe-Institut

I, Josef © Goethe-Institut

Heavy footsteps, an abrupt shout, muffled voices, rustling papers, a gavel’s clack, the city's hum, eerie silences, a ringing phone, sharp whispers, a cacophony of machinery, a jarring telephone ring, frantic scribbling, clang of a metal gate, a helpless scream... An unresolved fate.

I, Josef is an immersive binaural audio and multimedia installation that invites the audience to step into the shoes of Franz Kafka’s most well-known character, who is inexplicably arrested and put on trial for an unspecified crime.

This adaptation of Kafka’s Der Prozess (The Trial) is re-imagined through a unique first-person perspective that transports the listener into K’s unfathomable world through binaural audio, offering a three-dimensional immersive sonic and visual experience. Audiences are invited to enter a dark room and put on state-of-the-art headphones, placing them at the heart of the narrative and entangling them in the labyrinthine mind of Josef K as if the action were unfolding in their own consciousness.

In addition, you are invited to visit our two exhibitions on display:

Exhibition 1: Completely Kafka

Franz Kafka was not just a prose writer; he was also passionate about drawing. To honour his artistic ambitions, we present a comic biography created by Nicolas Mahler, known for his minimalist drawing style. This poster exhibition is presented in collaboration with the artist and Literaturhaus Stuttgart.

Exhibition 2: Franz Kafka and Prague

In collaboration with the Czech Embassy New Delhi, this exhibition provides a comprehensive look into Franz Kafka’s life, from his birth in Prague to his final days. It features early works, manuscripts, and drawings, offering insight into his literary journey.

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