Die Katze von Kampen

In the organizer's words:

Puppet theater about Valeska Gert

Who was Valeska Gert? "A great act, an outstanding dancer, an extraordinary woman," wrote Kurt Tucholsky in the Weltbühne in 1921. Valeska Gert, born in Berlin in 1896, the daughter of a Jewish merchant, was born in the midst of great upheavals. She became internationally famous during the Weimar Republic for her satirical dance numbers and survived two world wars, the Shoah and several periods of exile.

The unconventional dancer, cabaret artist, mime artist, actress and singer was also a businesswoman and ran the Ziegenstall nightclub in Kampen on the island of Sylt until the end of her life. In 1975, she proudly claimed in Je später der Abend that she had never been in a nightclub in her entire life. Except in her own.

I want to live, even if I'm dead," wrote Valeska Gert at the end of her biography Ich bin eine Hexe. In Die Katze von Kampen, puppeteers and actresses Bianka Drozdik and Eva Vinke want to dedicate themselves to the all-too-forgotten life of the exceptional artist Valeska Gert and bring her back to life with the help of a puppet.

Idea, concept & play: Bianka Drozdik & Eva Vinke | Director: Franziska Rattay | Puppet construction & set design: Simon Buchegger | Puppet costume: Sibylle Mittag

© Erbengemeinschaft Valeska Gert, represented by the German Dance Archive Cologne / SK Stiftung Kultur

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