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Taught in German. The seminar will investigate when and in which ways theatrical space was interpreted as a shelter for the fleeing. Starting with Greek tragedy and ending with Elfriede Jelinek’s postdramatical text “Die Schutzflehenden” we will discuss the relations between the institutions of theater and drama and political concepts of Asylum from a historical perspective. We will proceed on the basis of the idea that the stage offers temporary protection where refugees stop their journey, argue their case and expect a decision. Reading Aeschylos, Euripides, Goethe, Brecht and Jelinek, we will analyze different theatrical set ups and procedures in which the precarious state of the fleeing is and has been negotiated on stage. We will also deal with recent theater projects which open the stage to refugees und give them a platform outside Immigration offices. Reading Benjamin and Florens Christian Rang we will also discuss how the relationship of Asylum and theater is reflected in modern theory of tragedy.