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Drei Leute auf einem schwarzen Ledersofa. Sie halten zwei Puppen so vor sich, dass sich diese gegenseitig ansehen. Hinter ihnen steht erhöht eine Gruppe von Puppen.

Berliner Ensemble (DE)

Brechts Gespenster

Suse Wächter is the inventor of a world inhabited by revenants from the 20th century. Her epochal production “Helden des 20. Jahrhunderts” – guest at the figuren.theater.festival in 2007 – featured the immortal stars, historical demons and unforgotten heroes and heroines of our dreams. Her more than one hundred puppets are deceptively similar copies of the undead who are still alive our minds. In her new work, Berliner Ensemble’s “household deity” Bertolt Brecht is haunted by the countless ghosts whom he met during his long exile and on his eventual return to Theater am Schiffbauerdamm. Together with two musicians and a puppeteer, Suse Wächter has created an evening’s séance, where these little creatures with big auras play their game.

“The sensuality and tenderness with which she works, coupled with wit and playfulness, is rarely seen on stage today. And it is precisely this special mixture of magic box and ghost train that makes you marvel in a childlike way again and again.” (rbb Kultur)

The performance will be presented with audio inscription, introductory talk and stage tour (4:30 pm) for visually impaired audiences.

Join us for an artist talk in German after the production on 20th May.
Presentation: Dr. Hans-Friedrich Bormann – Institut für Theater- und Medienwissenschaft, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
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Sat  20  May

18:00-19:30
Erlangen / Markgrafentheater
Theaterplatz 2
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With Audio description
With Induction loop
Wheelchair-Accessible
Puppet Theatre

Three people on a black leather sofa. They’re holding two puppets, which are looking at each other. Behind them, multiple puppets stand on an elevated surface.
© Joerg Brüggemann
Several puppets with slate hats are lined up on a table covered with red fabric. Behind them stands a man disappearing into the shadows. A man enters the picture from the left, controlling a ghost-like, human-sized hand puppet.
© Joerg Brüggemann
Three people on a dark stage, each holding a bearded puppet wearing a red, pointed cap. Multiple items, like a bucket, a cleaning rag and a latern are propped up on a table between them.
© Joerg Brüggemann
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