4/21/2027 - 7:30 PM Uhr
Sophia, or The End of the Humanists (theatre in german language)
A guest performance by the Renaissance Theatre Berlin
The world is slipping away from the renowned classical scholar Wolfgang Bergmann: his students and the university are turning their backs on him, as is his wife. But then Sophia enters his life: intelligent, quick-witted, infinitely patient and unconditionally devoted. When his daughter Helena and her new boyfriend Jonas arrive unexpectedly for his 60th birthday, he introduces them to Sophia, an artificially created being. As an intelligent machine, she has access to infinite knowledge – and an aura somewhere between that of a house spirit and a saviour. Suddenly, it is no longer Wolfgang who has fallen out of step with the times, but everyone else. Helena sees Sophia as a threat, a replacement for her mother, the erasure of family history. Jonas, who dropped out of his computer science degree, is, on the other hand, fascinated. When he starts tinkering with Sophia’s system, she begins to learn uncontrollably and define herself. And soon she not only seems all too human, but becomes a threat.
Can love, closeness and compassion be programmed? And what remains of humanism when machines appear more empathetic than humans? Moritz Rinke’s comedy about artificial intelligence is “intelligent popular theatre of a kind that has become rare” (Der Tagesspiegel).
Duration: approx. 2 hours, one interval (estimate)
Photo © Thekla Ehling
Information & booking:
Organization: Südtiroler Kulturinstitut
Information and tickets:
Südtiroler Kulturinstitut
Tel. 0471 313800
Individual tickets can be purchased online or at the Südtiroler Kulturinstitut office, Schlernstraße 1 in Bolzano, from 17 September 2025, or reserved by telephone on 0471 313800 or by email at info@kulturinstitut.org
Payment for individual tickets:
Reserved tickets must be paid for within 10 days of reservation, otherwise the reservation will be automatically deleted from the ticket system. Payment can be made directly at the office of the South Tyrolean Cultural Institute or by bank transfer (bank details: see below). Please state the name and reservation number you received when making the reservation as the reason for payment. The paid tickets will then be sent to you by email. You can present these at the entrance as a paper printout or digitally on your smartphone. If you do not have an email address, the tickets will be deposited at the box office. Refunds or replacements for purchased tickets are not possible.
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Heavily discounted prices for all single tickets and season tickets have already been available to all students under 26. From the 2026/27 season onwards, with our new ‘U30’ offer, EVERYONE under the age of 30 will be able to enjoy these discounted tickets – regardless of whether they are still in education or not. The offer applies to anyone born after 31 December 1995.
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Transferability of tickets:
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Restricted views:
Due to the stage design, certain seats may have restricted views during some performances. All subscribers affected will be informed by us in good time and will be offered alternative seats. We ask for your understanding in the event of a change of seating.
Programme changes:
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Standing room:
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