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Versuch über meinen Großvater (UA) - Inside Outside Europe

A woman confronts the biography of her grandfather, a Sudeten German doctor from near present-day Liberec (CZ): How much do we approach conflict-ridden European history in an attempt to understand our own feelings and omissions?
[Translate to Englisch:] (c) Nikolai Kuchin

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Chemnitz, puppet theatre in the Spinnbau
Altchemnitzer Straße 27, 09120 Chemnitz
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Tired of the silence in the family and the gaps, a puppeteer delves into the biography of her grandfather: before the violent annexation of the Sudeten German territories by the German Reich in 1938, he lived a privileged life as a popular district doctor near Reichenberg, now Liberec. During the Second World War and the Holocaust, his career as an "epidemic specialist" took him to Lemberg (Polish: Lwów, Ukrainian: Lwiw), the then capital of Galician Jewish life. After the end of the war, he was arrested, put on trial and lost his homeland. - The production uses biographical, documentary material and is dedicated to the murderous German history and its after-effects in the families of the victims and perpetrators from a family history perspective.

Versuch über meinen Großvater is part of the tetralogy Inside Outside Europe and will run as a single evening at the Figurentheater Chemnitz from 17 April 2025.

With English surtitles

On selected performance dates with an introduction 45 minutes before the start of the performance and/or a discussion after the performance.

Age recommendation: 15+

 

 

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Die Theater Chemnitz

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Barrierefreiheit

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Accessible by wheelchair

No stairs can be expected, a ramp is available if necessary.

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Accompanying person free

Holders of a disabled person's pass can bring one accompanying person free of charge.

Inside Outside Europe

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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.