Mein Vater war König David

In the organizer's words:

About identity, family and the self in time
a co-production of ANALOG, ORANGERIE Theater im Volksgarten, NS-Dokumentationszentrum Köln and studiobühneköln

Awarded the Cologne Culture Prize
as Best Cultural Event 2023
Nominated for the Cologne Theater Prize
and the Kurt Hackenberg Prize for Political Theater 2023

The performances take place at Schauspiel Köln.

by and with: Lara Pietjou, Dorothea Förtsch, Ingmar Skrinjar, Hanna Held
Director: Daniel Schüßler
Production management: Hanna Held
Stage and costume: Eva Sauermann
Composition: Ben Lauber
Technical direction and film: Tommy Vella
Dramaturgy: Laura Becker
Wildcard artist (text): Judith Leiß
Assistant director: Rina Schmeing
Outside Eye: Tim Mrosek
Sound Video: Michael Vella
Cook Table Talks: Charlotte Brune
Accessibilityconsulting : Un-Label/Nils Rottgardt
Reference persons Accessibility and Outside-Eye: Sabine Kuxdorf and Yasha Mueller Management: Local International
Press and public relations: neurohr & andrä

This performance is based on the Jewish family history of
Lara Pietjous, a member of the ensemble, and deals with the themes of identity
themes of identity, family and the self in time.

After the death of her father, Pietjou found in his estate
testimonies about her Jewish ancestry and her ancestors during the
the time of the Third Reich. In a video interview, her
grandmother talked about the death of Lara's great-grandfather in Auschwitz
and how she herself survived the Holocaust in hiding.
ANALOG examines this turning point in Pietjou's biography and
explores her family history using performative means. The
performance also sheds light on the transgenerational effects
of her grandmother's trauma on Pietjou's father, who suffered from
bipolar disorder and was convinced in manic phases that he himself was King David.
himself to be King David.

Dealing with this family history is also an examination of
with us as a society, with interfamilial taboos, with questions about
taboos, with questions of belonging and identity and the diversity of
diversity of Jewish life in Germany today.

Following the performance, ANALOG invites the audience to
a shared meal and accompanying table talk.
table talk. With invited guests, director Daniel Schüßler will talk
about different perspectives on identities, art, culture,
psychology and life.

Supported by the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne, the Fonds Darstellende Künste, the Ministry of Culture and Science NRW, the NRW Landesbüro Freie Darstellende Künste e.V., the Kunststiftung NRW, the RheinEnergieStiftung Kultur and Aktion Mensch