Sechs Tanzstunden in sechs Wochen

In the organizer's words:

Six dance lessons in six weeks by Richard Alfieri

When Lily, a preacher's wife, calls a dance teacher to her house, she doesn't expect Michael, a hot-headed, mimosa-like Italian. Lily and Michael clash as soon as they are greeted. In order to keep his job, Michael quickly invents a sick wife and appeals to Lily's pity. He prefers not to reveal that he is actually gay. Lily, however, soon finds out about his deception and is fuming with rage. Michael counters, because Lily is also lax with the truth. Neither of them would ever admit it, but as they swing, tango, waltz, foxtrot, cha-cha-cha and twist, they cross swords with relish and slowly begin to trust each other, even though their different temperaments clash time and again. In light-footed, fast-paced dialog, Six Dancing Lessons in Six Weeks tells of the beginning of a wonderful friendship between two complicated characters - and of the discovery of one of the most charming dancing couples since Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.

Please note: this is not the play Die Tanzstunde that we had in the program in 2023!

With Katharina Schumacher and Stefan Wilde. Directed by Hans-Joachim Reich and Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe.

German by Johan Gumbrecht.Performance rights: Rowohlt.