Der Fall Ransohoff - Frauen im Karneval

Prince, peasant, maiden! Princess, farmer's wife... Stop! The play development "The Ransohoff Case - Women in Carnival" explores the role of women in carnival and society. Based on the life story of Gerti Ransohoff as the first female carnival speaker in Cologne, we uncover patriarchal structures and deal with outdated attributions. In doing so, we create the dream image of a tolerant carnival with accessibility and participation for all. Gertie Ransohoff, married to a Jew, took her own life at the height of her career as a result of Nazi persecution. We ask ourselves, where are the female carnival speakers today? Where have we lost the creative collaboration between the sexes in carnival? Is the exclusion of people of other faiths a bigger issue today than it was 100 years ago? Following in Gertie's footsteps, we explore the untapped potential of this event, carnival, which was originally conceived as a platform for political resistance. Let's remember together the Ransohoffs of this world, who they were and what they stood for. Against forgetting. Never again!