A Selection of the Printed Word
"Cilla Veronica Back Das Waite suchen..."
Hedda Kage, Cilla Veronica Back – Looking for
the Wideness, in "Finnisches Theater" - 2009 Sonderausgabe auf Deutsch
"A nomad can be recognized by the footprints she leaves behind,
while she herself since a long time has moved along.
Cilla Veronica Back is such a nomad of European Theatre, not bound to a house, not bound to a cultural area, not bound to idols.
She goes her own way, somewhere beside the mainstream, like detached of its magnetism, more in a state of stubborn denial of its offers."
Det Norske Teatret Magazine
Interview with Cilla Back on "Yvonne"
"Yvonne-Princess of Burgundy" by Gombrowicz at Det Norske Teatret with Ingrid Bolsø Berdal in the leading role. A close up on Cilla Back's mise-en-scène and artistic career.
"Die glückliche Frau ist
ein seltenes Wesen"
Basler Zeitung: The Finnish director Cilla Back has passionately brought on stage the dark sides of her sex, Monday,
March 28, 2011 – Page 35
"In Enron at the Basel Theater, the Finnish Director Cilla Back is provocatively exploring how some women behave in the sphere of power. On matters regarding women she has a lot to say and knows how to say it with passion."
"Strindberg, esame
di regia"
di Magda Poli in Corriere della Sera 16 gennaio,1996 – Page 45
Cilla Back graduated as a Theater Director in 1996 from Italy's highly regarded Theater School "Scuola D'Arte Drammatica Paolo Grassi", originally known as Scuola del Piccolo Teatro. Back's graduation work was August Strindberg's "Fröken Julie".
Basler Zeitung
"Geld, Gier, guter Glaube"
– Monday, February 12, 2011
"An imaginative interpretation of Enron at Theater Basel."
Helsingin Sanomat
Review of "Hilda" on Finnish National newspaper Helsingin Sanomat.
"Hilda is pitch-black and stunningly spectacular. Cilla Back has a remarkable grasp of her directing."
Festival Internationale Neue Dramatik
3-13 März 2011 Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz
"The F.I.N.D. festival at the Schaubühne in Berlin continues its cutting-edge tradition of inviting theatermakers from all over the world and give an insight to their latest creations."
"Das "Arschloch " war echts"
Review by Claude Bühler of the Swiss première of "Enron" at Theater Basel, February 2011
Schauspielhaus Bochum
Profile story and interview on Spielzeitmagazin 2011/2012
Magazine of Union des Théâtres de l'Europe
Presentation of the production "Filumena Marturano" invited to the Festival of Union des Théâtres de l'Europe in Saint Petersburg.
In weiter Ferne
Various reviews on German newspapers of the production "In weiter Ferne" ("Far Away" Caryl Churhill) directed at Tri-bühne/Theater Im Depot Staatstheater Stuttgart.
Guiadolazer teatro e dança
Online news by Publico - Portuguese daily
Em Portugal, é recebida pelo Centro Cultural de Belém, em finlandês, pela mão da multifacetada Cilla Back. Uma história sobre escravidão moderna, em apenas um acto. De 17 a 19 de Março, em Lisboa.
Hilda on guestplay at Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbona
“Hilda” EU Cultural Program, PROSPERO project
Hilda is a part of “PROSPERO” project 2008-2012, a five-year cultural cooperation agreement, Eu-Cultural Program.
Finnish Theater
Magazine – Teatterilehti
"Tarantella, the ultimate female possession..."
Journalist and columnist Eeva Kauppinen interviews Cilla Back for Teatterilehti in 2015. "Cilla Back has worked around Europe without ever really putting down roots anywhere. She talks about the importance of facing one's solitude".
Finnish Public Broadcasting company YLE
"Catharina Boije's daughters' fierce revolt"
Review of Cilla Back's directing "Fru Catharina Boije och hennes döttrar", Swedish National Theater. "In Swedish National Theater's performance directed by Cilla Back the text's silent social criticism becomes a furious rebellion against suppression and diminishing of women... Back's physical theater language at its best...."
Aftenposten – Norwegian national Newspaper
"Pangstart for Frøken Else"
"Ingrid Bolsø Berdal er blendende god i Frøken Else".
Review of "Fräulein Else" on Norwegian national newspaper Aftenposten. Title role was played by Ingrid Bolsø Berdal.
"Cilla Back, regista di successo ha scelto di vivere a Mantova"
Gazzetta di Mantova, 22 settembre 2018
"Qui c’è il mio rifugio, le pause sono importanti per rimanere creativi." L’artista finlandese si racconta prima dell’opera di Fassbinder a Helsinki.