Edelweißpiraten

In the organizer's words:

Cologne youth between rebellion and love of freedom
a co-production by Frederike Bohr and studiobühneköln

The Edelweiss Pirates. This was the name given to groups of young people in the Cologne region from the mid-1930s. They opposed the policies of the National Socialists - non-conformist and at the risk of their lives. They wanted to be free in a time of constraints. Nature and music were important to them; they found a common voice and refuge in their songs.

In a time of conformity, the Edelweiss Pirates had the courage to follow their own ideals and seek their own paths. This confronts us today with the question of who or what we want to be: Do we dare to be democrats in our present, in which solidarity is urgently needed? Solidarity for all those who are discriminated against - through the rejection of diversity and otherness. Of everything that does not conform to the norm.

Then as now: constantly growing group-related misanthropy, which manifests itself in anti-Semitism, queerophobia and racism, among other things. With the stories and songs of the Edelweiss Pirates, we take a look at the past, but also at the complex political situation of the present.

with: Luise Kinner, Aischa-Lina Löbbert and Pierre Siegenthaler as guests
and Max Altmann, Sascha Görg, Sophie Haase and Talea Jacobsen
Concept and production: Frederike Bohr
Musical direction: Regina Melech
Dramaturgy: Anthea Petermann
Playwright: Marco Hasenkopf
Camera and visuals : K.-F. Baumgärtel, Helga Gorgs
Costume : Pia Maria Laabs, Aischa-Lina Löbbert
Technology and set construction: Fabian Dress
Stage design : Frederike Bohr
Lighting concept: Sascha Görg, Fabian Dress
Graphic design: Desiree Neumann/ dizkid
Finances and administration : Niels Nester
Press and public relations: neurohr & andrä