Gustav Lindemann, 1947 – Düsseldorfer Theater nach dem Krieg

In the organizer's words:

Lecture series Upheavals and new beginnings in Düsseldorf theater after the war, 1945 to 1947

The relationship between theater and society after the end of the war, using the city of Düsseldorf as an example, is the focus of this three-part lecture series on theater history. How does theater remember pain, discrimination, freedom and visions of the future? But also: What role did theater play under National Socialism and how was theater understood anew after the end of the war and viewed as a democratic medium for a new beginning?

To conclude the lecture series, the director of the Theatermuseum, Sascha Förster, will trace Gustav Lindemann's role in the reorientation of Düsseldorf's cultural scene in post-war Düsseldorf and talk about the handover of the Dumont-Lindemann archive.