13 + 14 June 2025 | ABBAU OST – Theater play for teens (ages 14+) and adults
June 13 | 4 p.m. + 8 p.m.
June 14 | 4 p.m.
Tickets €3-5-10 | reserve at abbauost@ricowagner.eu
Where does this anger come from, citizens? Where does the violence come from? Why is it so loud right now?
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Four children of the post-reunification generation ask themselves what has happened to families who no longer talk about politics, who only argue and no longer understand each other. ‘ABBAU OST’ examines the upbringing of a generation, explores the differences and similarities between previous generations, and challenges the established narrative of the reunification of the two German states as either a success story or a tale of sacrifice.
WE
We are the ones who moved away.
The escaped
The fleeing
The Disappeared.
The cursed.
We, in our camouflage trousers,
Our pink shirts did not protect us.
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Where does the anger come from, citizens? Where does the violence come from? Why is it so loud right now?
What is happening to families who can no longer talk about politics without arguing or remaining silent? And why is the gaze so often turned eastward when right-wing violence is discussed?
A team of children born after German reunification attempts to engage in conversation with their parents’ generation, sometimes questioning, sometimes pleading and sometimes angrily accusatory. The parents’ intense experiences of transformation clash with the children’s processes of appropriation — Abbau Ost (Dismantling East).
What is happening to families who can no longer talk about politics without arguing or remaining silent? And why is the gaze so often turned eastward when right-wing violence is discussed?
A team of children born after German reunification attempts to engage in conversation with their parents’ generation, sometimes questioning, sometimes pleading and sometimes angrily accusatory. The parents’ intense experiences of transformation clash with the children’s processes of appropriation — Abbau Ost (Dismantling East).
With: Florian Kroop, Julek Kreuzer, Thea Rasche and Martin Schnippa | Artistic direction: Stefanie Thalheim and Rico Wagner | Stage and costumes: Christine Ruynat | Text: Elias Kosanke | Dramaturgy: Kathleen Rabe | Production management: Luisa Kaiser | Video installation: Jara López Ballonga | Trailer and video documentation: Rolando Octavio González Quiros | Direction: Rico Wagner | Research: Stefanie Thalheim.
The project is funded by the Mitte District Office with funds from the KiA programme of the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Supported by the Performing Arts Fund. In cooperation with Theaterhaus Mitte Berlin. With the kind support of HT Werner.
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