Bärchen, nicknamed "Bär", is a teddy bear and over 100 years old. His eyes have seen a lot. He was there in very good moments, but also in very bad ones, for example when the walls shook because of the bombs. Or when Irene's grandmother was deported.
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BÄR. Ein Zeitzeuge erzählt
BÄR. Ein Zeitzeuge erzählt
BÄR. Ein Zeitzeuge erzählt
Until now, Bär preferred to avoid these memories. Now he enters rooms with us that have been closed for a long time, in which important stages of his biography come to life again with shadow play and sound.
A documentary object theater about persecution during the Nazi dictatorship and about the transmission of traumatic experiences across generations, told from the perspective of a teddy bear.
- Duration 45 minutes
- in spoken German
The concept for the production was developed as part of the "Hakara - Encountering Transgenerational Trauma" project by AMCHA Germany e. V. and was funded by the Federal Foreign Office. AMCHA Germany is committed to providing non-material, psychosocial and preventive support to Holocaust survivors and their descendants in Israel.
Additional information
Based on a biography from Irene Grumach-Shirun, written by Jill Levenfeld Concept, performance Josephine Hock Direction Hannes Kapsch Concept, scenography, costumes Luise Ehrenwerth Sound Sebastian Schlemminger Puppet design Verena Waldmüller Dramaturgy Tim Sandweg Consulting of critical of anti-Semitism Juliette Brungs Light design Werner Wallner Technical setup Jens Angermann, Paul Friedrich Concept Theater pedagogical information material Iven Hoppe Workshop Franziska Burnay Pereira, Bri Anne Schröder, Susann Tamoszus Audio description Nicolai Audiodeskription The concept for the production was developed as part of the „Hakara – Confronting Transgenerational Trauma“ project by AMCHA Deutschland e. V. and was funded by the Auswärtigen Amt. AMCHA Germany is committed to providing non-material, psychosocial and preventative support for Holocaust survivors and their descendants in Israel.
Dates
January 2025
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