Eine Reise in Nürnbergs wilde 1920er - Das Cabinet des Dr. Schmidt
The journey into Nuremberg's wild 1920s - The Cabinet of Dr. Schmidt
The departure into modernity or rather the persistence in rigid tradition? Different worlds collide closely, manifesting in buildings and in the arts. Medieval romanticism and Dürer versus nude dances and flat-roofed buildings. An exciting and groundbreaking era, the era of the Weimar Republic, not only at the Bauhaus - also in Nuremberg.
In this fascinating and at the same time entertaining and informative stage event, the theater "rote Bühne" in cooperation with the historian Dr. Alexander Schmidt looks through the keyholes of significant Nuremberg buildings using scenes, projections, dance, and music. We experience rapid tap dancing at the Apollo Theater, secret conversations with Karl Bröger at the Fränkische Tagespost, and wild flapper girls at the Bäckerhof. Over our heads, a consequential crisis meeting takes place in the office of the Bing Tin Toy Factory's general director, precisely in this building where today the theater "rote Bühne" is located. In the opera house, classical ballet is danced en pointe, while in the Wintergarten Varieté, a burlesque diva elegantly sheds her layers. Nuremberg's first flat-roofed building, the "Schocken", is mocked and ridiculed, while at Messthaler's Intimate Theater, despite protests by the National Socialists, "The Threepenny Opera" is celebrated.
Concept, scenes, choreography: Julia Kempken
Texts and projections: Dr. Alexander Schmidt
Scenic direction: Maria Kempken
Assistant director: Michael Liebig
Performers: Franziska Baumann, Julia Kempken, Stefan Rieger
Dancers and supporting actors:
Buzz and Ellora Braun (tap dance), Julia Babari + tba (ballet), "Sweet Chili" (burlesque), Gabriela Rufino + Gottfried Roth + Judith Ampofo + Sarah Weber + Kira-Marie Bieger + Jackie Conforti (Charleston)
Doors open at 6:00 pm
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