Manuel Gerst: Die Verwandlung
In the organizer's words:
Information about the event:
Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning transformed into a giant vermin. His family's pity soon turns to alienation and aggression; the last anchors to the sphere of the human are the violin playing of his beloved sister and an erotically charged picture of a lady in fur. In the end, his death is a redemption for all.
Manuel Gerst brings Kafka's famous story to the stage as a happening from the event industry. References to bachelor parties and aggression reduction in the group meet action art and destruction art. Kafka's parable is read here as a story about disability, in the field of tension between being injured and being intact. The aggression towards the deformed other in the story is turned into aggression against the object on stage. In the end, it doesn't matter what position the audience takes - the dent remains the same. Let he who is without sin cast the first apple.
About the artists:
Manuel Gerst studied Applied Theater Studies in Giessen with Heiner Goebbels and Stage and Costume Design in Munich with Katrin Brack. He is a founding member of the performance group Monster Truck, which realized projects at the interface of theater and visual arts in the independent scene and at the Stadttheater from 2005 to 2022. Monster Truck's plays have toured internationally and won several awards (including the George Tabori Main Prize). In 2019, Manuel Gerst was awarded the Hein Heckroth Prize for Stage Design. Since summer 2024, he has been working as an agent for diversity at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zurich. He also continues to work as a director and stage designer.
Instagram @manuelgerst
Information on accessibility:
All public areas of the Schwankhalle are at ground level and accessible without steps.
There are three different toilets: a barrier-free toilet that can also be used by wheelchair users, a toilet with three toilet cubicles and a toilet with urinals and a toilet cubicle.
The public area on the grandstand is seated.
The wheelchair spaces are generally located in the front row and can be reserved in advance by calling 0421 520 80 70, sending an email to ticket@schwankhalle.de or entering your details in the ticket store.
Individual requirements such as specific seats, early boarding or an additional ticket for an accompanying person can also be specified when purchasing or reserving tickets.
Further information on the accessibility of our premises can be found under Service/Accessibility. If you have any questions, please contact us at ticket@schwankhalle.de or 0421 520 80 70.
Price information:
8 / 12 / 18 € (freely selectable) Bremen Pass: 3 € Children and young people 5-17 years: 5 € Cultural semester ticket: free of charge
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