Ovid - erzählt

Change is the essence of the world. In Ovid's stories, it takes shape in 1,000 forms and colors. In the Duchess Anna Amalia Library, where stories have had a home for so long, they are brought into the present day through the ancient tradition of storytelling.

Over 2,000 years ago, the Roman poet Ovid wrote a unique book: the Metamorphoses. In over 200 stories, humans, animals and plants meet in constant change. The world emerges and sinks into the floods. Stones become people and people become plants. Music overcomes death - until a moment of mistrust allows it to triumph again. The stories are often surprisingly topical and the gods always have a hand in them.

Each evening of storytelling is dedicated to one story. Piece by piece, the big picture grows and connects with the world we live in. Because the audience plays along: do you remember Orpheus, Icarus and all the others? Your memories and your inner images merge with the old stories. With each story, the picture of the whole changes.

And best of all: at the end of each evening, the audience decides what will be told next time.