Szenen einer Ehe
A play based on Ingmar Bergman
Theater der Keller
Heinz Simon Keller: Direction
Ulrike Janssen: Dramaturgy
Lara Hohmann: Set & Costume
Featuring Barbara Fernández, Laura Janik, Jan Sabo, Valentin Stroh
Can you talk a marriage to pieces? At least talking can hit harder and deeper than some physical action - that is what Ingmar Bergman was convinced of. In his six-part TV series "Szenen einer Ehe" from 1973, he let his viewers experience just that on their screens. In six episodes, the exemplary couple Johan and Marianne talked their marriage to death. It was more of a convention than a heartfelt decision. And so, Bergman portrayed the marriage like a poorly fitting costume that never really fits. The series was a hit: the divorce rate in Sweden reportedly skyrocketed at that time.
And marriage today? Conventions are increasingly giving way, almost anything is possible. Thus, the Theater der Keller relies on another torment in its reinterpretation of the classic: "We are always many, even when we believe we are two" - says Heinz Simon Keller. So, two couples enact Bergman's scenes, fresh and liberated from many burdensome relationship debates; they experiment, observe, comment, eavesdrop on each other, repeat, vary, and reflect one another. "Szenen einer Ehe" - relevant, profound, and absolutely fruitful, both then and now.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes, no intermission
Image: Oliver Strömer
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