In the organizer's words:

You can't choose your siblings - they are probably the longest and most formative social relationships in the human race. From early childhood through puberty and into adulthood, they are a source of affection as well as of demarcation, closeness and distance, solidarity, but also rivalry. They act as a catalyst for development, identification, cutting the cord and self-discovery. Siblings are our first allies and competitors, mirrors and opponents, critics and fans at the same time. This makes them a human issue of great emotional, social and cultural significance.

In its new project GESCHWISTER, the FENSTERZURSTADT ensemble explores this interpersonal relationship, which is as meaningful as it is fraught with tension. Based on interviews with siblings, a production is created that combines personal memories with narratives and stories about siblings in an interplay between inner and outer worlds, between revelation and concealment.

The performances will take place in the Kunstraum Posthornstraße 13, a small former store in Hanover-Linden, which fensterzurstadt has been using as a base station and rehearsal and project space since the end of 2022. GESCHWISTER is the first production to be staged there that has been specially conceived for this special space and venue.

ACTING: Alexandra Faruga, Elisabeth Frank, Carsten Hentrich // DESIGN & PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Ruth Rutkowski, Carsten Hentrich // STAGE: Melanie Huke // COSTUME: Ruth Rutkowski

GESCHWISTER is a project by fensterzurstadt.47 and is supported by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture, the Karin and Uwe Hollweg Foundation, the Hanover Cultural Office, the Linden-Limmer District Council and the Edelhof Ricklingen Foundation.