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The Arsonists

  • Christine Zeides, Berlin
  • Duration 60 Minutes
  • in German spoken language
  • Supporter 25,00 € | Regular 18,00 € | Discounted 12,00 €

  • Puppet theater based on »Biedermann and The Arsonists« by Max Frisch

Red shadow scene with silhouetted figures against a dramatic backdrop. Shadow play with two wire figures at a set table with a candelabra. Shadow play with silhouetted figures behind an illuminated screen. hand guides a wire figure with a red string before a lit backdrop.

How are you supposed to deal with a reality that you do not want to see – and which you can’t deny? Social arsonists are on the march throughout the country. They are delivering incendiary material with a huge potential…

How are you supposed to deal with a reality that you do not want to see – and which you can’t deny?

Social arsonists are on the march throughout the country. They are delivering incendiary material with a huge potential for destruction. Perception is their best camouflage.

This is a little piece about the capacity of a society to look away from something or watch it go up in flames with its eyes wide open.

Notes on accessibility: Information about the accessibility of the venue in structural terms can be found here.

Dates

4.12. Fri

5.12. Sat

6.12. Sun

15.1. Fri

16.1. Sat

17.1. Sun

Performance, direction, scenography, music
Christine Zeides

Performance rights
Suhrkamp Verlag

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