Blutstück

In the organizer's words:

In Leonie Böhm's adaptation of the winning title of the German Book Prize 2022, author Kim de l'Horizon herself takes to the stage.

At the beginning there is silence. Behind it lie experiences, memories and voids, characterized by shame, hypocrisy or pain. The more intensively and the further we listen into our body memory, the more we come across lives that have been passed down through generations, which have flowed into us through cells and stories. How do we deal with this heritage? If we are connected to everything, can't we also change things? Together with the ensemble, Leonie Böhm uses the great Swiss novel "Blutbuch" as a guide to find out. For her, the theater is a fantastic place to examine the curses and possible counterspells that have been passed down through generations. Known for her radical adaptations of classics, Leonie Böhm now turns to contemporary material that already carries the will to transform.

A production of the Schauspielhaus Zürich
Supported by Think Tank for Transformation, Diversity and Inclusion.
A co-production with the Wiener Festwochen