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The Archaeology of Things

A theatre of objects found in Chemnitz garages

A side view of a gray industrial building with yellow illustrated doodles of toys and objects emerging from a cube. The objects include a teddy bear, camera, and boat, creating a whimsical contrast with the surroundings.
A side view of a gray industrial building with yellow illustrated doodles of toys and objects emerging from a cube. The objects include a teddy bear, camera, and boat, creating a whimsical contrast with the surroundings.
Photo: Peter Rossner / Illustration: Ulrike Schell (Bikini Kommando)

The Chemnitz Puppet Theatre takes its audience on a journey into the stories of seemingly ordinary objects found in garages. With a Garagenhof as the stage, tools, building materials, figures, and other resources evoke the hidden pas­sions and intertwined lives of their owners, portray forgotten com­munities, and recount lived ruptures. With the objects and the audience, the performers embark on a search for spaces for the future and ask about what is missing.

When: 23 August to 14 September 2025 / five performances

Where? Garage courtyard, location to follow

Theatre Chemnitz

European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.