In the organizer's words:

MUSIC THEATER

Theater am Goetheplatz

Opera in four pictures by Giacomo Puccini
Text by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
after "Scènes de la vie de bohème" by Henri Murger
In Italian language with German overtext
Musical direction: Sasha Yankevych
Directed by: Alize Zandwijk
In cooperation with Bremer Tafel e. V.

What does the world cost? Life is a game for the four men who paint, write, philosophize and make music. They are young, they have time. Plenty of time to party, plenty of time for love, because the big feelings are part of life and art. But then it all comes crashing down: real life. Rodolfo loved her, then spring came, they broke up and now Mimì is ill, terminally ill. Suddenly the cold becomes cold, the poverty bitter and the reality existential. With "La Bohème", Alize Zandwijk, resident director at the Bremen Theatre, dedicates herself to a grand opera for the first time and embarks on a search for humanity and responsibility in times in which social upheaval is increasing and the reality of all of us threatens to become more existential.

Bremen is the federal state with the highest poverty rate. There are people who lack the money for a balanced diet. There is hunger. This is where the Bremer Tafel helps by using the surplus for the benefit of destitute people. For the production of "La Bohème", Theater Bremen has entered into a cooperation with Bremer Tafel and is asking its visitors to bring non-perishable food to the performance. Before the tin of tomatoes or packet of coffee you bring along goes to the Bremer Tafel the next morning, it will play a role on stage in the production of "La Bohème". Alternatively, food can also be handed in at the box office from November 16. Theater Bremen and Bremer Tafel would like to thank you for your support.
We would be delighted to receive this food: Pasta, rice, coffee, tea, sugar, flour, oil, oatmeal, tinned food of any kind, cookies and chocolate