Homecoming
"And there I was standing there again, in front of our house, my mother upstairs behind the curtains, and I had to ring for a long time. Home. Being at home, I couldn't stand it even for two days."
Rootlessness was the major theme of Einar Schleef's writing. He was an exile, one for whom working through his relationships with his mother Gertrud and his home town of Sangershausen was a lifelong endeavour. 'Heimkehr' is a choric work of remembrance which speaks of the power of the past, of mothers who are monsters, and the desire to belong. Never return, get over it, flee – until you have your own home which suffocates and consumes you.
Rootlessness was the major theme of Einar Schleef's writing. He was an exile, one for whom working through his relationships with his mother Gertrud and his home town of Sangershausen was a lifelong endeavour. 'Heimkehr' is a choric work of remembrance which speaks of the power of the past, of mothers who are monsters, and the desire to belong. Never return, get over it, flee – until you have your own home which suffocates and consumes you.
Artistic Direction Birgit Lengers
Set & Costumes Keren Korman
Premiere June 11, 2010
Christin Busch, Manuel Däbritz, Johanna Giesecke, Constantin Gieseler, Anna Hauss, Benny Noack, Roxanne Radovanovic, Anuschka Schröder, Marina Steiner, Süheyla Ünlü, Carlotta Wachotsch, Seraina von Wartburg, Sarah Wenzinger, Louisa Zander, Paul Zschocke
Christin Busch, Manuel Däbritz, Johanna Giesecke, Constantin Gieseler, Anna Hauss, Benny Noack, Roxanne Radovanovic, Anuschka Schröder, Marina Steiner, Süheyla Ünlü, Carlotta Wachotsch, Seraina von Wartburg, Sarah Wenzinger, Louisa Zander, Paul Zschocke
