MEPHISTO. UNDER PRESSURE.

In the organizer's words:

In the year 2030, three creative artists land on the 60th birthday of an extreme right-wing prime minister. Based on Klaus Mann's "Mephisto", the novel about actor Hendrik Höfgen, who - like the real-life artist Gustaf Gründgens - rose to the position of general director from 1926 to 1936 during the rise of National Socialism, the research project features interviews with creative artists about their own behavior in the current political world.

About the struggle for attitude in slippery (and difficult) times.

"We had so much talent to be for something. And have spent our lives having to be against something." - from an interview with Gustav Gründgens

☆ Invited to the BEST OFF FESTIVAL 2026 of the Lower Saxony Foundation

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Ensemble Andrea Casabianchi, Lena Kußmann, Jonas Vietzke, Tommy Wiesner Conception / Direction Lena Kußmann Dramaturgy Support Barbara Kantel Set Design Britta Bremer Video Jonas Vietzke Sound / Light Ällie Plustwik Supported by Kulturbüro der Landeshauptstadt Hannover, Region Hannover We thank our interview partners for their time and commitment!

Price information:

Normal 18 EUR / Reduced 13 EUR / Students & Colleagues 9 EUR / Soliticket 0 EUR