The sixth part deals with roles that stay – characters like King Philip or Nathan the Wise, to which he would like to return. Zirner reflects on the strange simultaneity of art and life, on roles as...
The fifth part explores origin, memory, and how to deal with family history. Zirner speaks about his American roots, the loss of his father, cultural expropriation, and the responsibility to face...
The fourth part focuses on role choices, artistic failure, and the art of silence. Zirner talks about the importance of trust in the creative process, about uncomfortable characters, and why silence...
In the third part, August Zirner reflects on the time art needs to unfold its effect – and on the sounds that resonate within us. He speaks about jazz, classical music, the limits of expression, and...
The second part of the conversation with August Zirner deals with the legacy of his grandfather Franz Schmidt, with ambivalence as artistic responsibility – and with a trumpet solo that became a...
