Mein Opa auf den Marshallinseln

In the organizer's words:

Puppet theater

My Grandpa in the Marshall Islands or an excursion into the wondrous world of German family narratives

Theater TIER

In addition to childhood memories, puppeteer Vanessa Valk was left two photo albums and a diary by her grandfather, which bear witness to his trip to the Marshall Islands in 1911. Grandpa was considered a "hero" in the family's stories. He stayed there for three years until the patriot left a "South Sea woman" on the islands and returned to go to war for his fatherland. How does the story of a genuine colonialist, whose heroic anecdotes in family lore covered up his later Nazism, tell itself from today's perspective?

It is this sensitive and precisely arranged combination of information and emotion, of German and family history, staged with strong theatrical means and images, that makes this play as gripping as it is entertaining. - Marion Klötzer, Badische Zeitung

Play duration: 65 min.

With:

Jens Burde, Dorothee Metz, Johannes Frisch, Vanessa Valk | Artistic direction

Jens Burde | Stage
Johannes Frisch | Music
Dorothee Metz | Director
Vanessa Valk | Play

Recommended for young people aged 16 and over

Admission: 17€ / 13€ (reduced)

Supported by the Landesverband Freie Tanz- und Theaterschaffende Baden-Württemberg e. V. with funds from the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of the State of Baden-Württemberg and the Akademie der Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR program and the Cultural Office of the City of Freiburg.

A production by Theater TIER in cooperation with E-WERK Freiburg and Theater Freiburg.

Price information:

Recommended for young people aged 16 and over Admission: €17 / €13 (reduced)