CASSANDRA

Anne Bennent and Otto Lechner – Austria/Switzerland/Germany

Christa Wolf's "Cassandra", published in 1983, movingly retells the story of the fall of Troy - from the point of view of a woman whose visionary powers earned her only contempt and scorn. Written as a result of the author's Greek travels and studies, Cassandra speaks to us in a pressing monologue whose inner focal points are patriarchy and war. Her observations about the war, made from a female point of view, are the core of her monologue. She is alone in her views and she knows that in fact, she has never had a chance to survive. Anne Bennent, an actress at the Vienna Burgtheater and Otto Lechner, an accordion-virtuoso created an impressive performance, already well known to the theatre-goers in the German-speaking countries.

Duration: 90 minutes (without a break)
Language: German

Sunday, 02.03., 20.00, SCHAUSPIELHAUS, BIG STAGE

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GWUNDRIG (Almost Strange)

Anne Bennent and Otto Lechner – Austria/Switzerland/Germany

526 pages of his text written in 1924/25 have been found after the death of the Austrian writer Robert Walser (1878-1956). Written in pencil, in very small letters (in the so-called Sütterlin-cursive), the text was extremely difficult to decipher. Anne Bennent used these "micrograms" and other Walser's texts and poems in her performance, the original title of which was FROM THE PENCIL LANDSCAPE. Once again, the actress is accompanied by Otto Lechner, a congenial accordionist who uses his instrument in a surprisingly unusual way. However, Walser's unique text and original language are most important in Anne Bennent's show. You will marvel at Walser's linguistic abilities and GWUNDRIG may definitely contribute to the re-discovery of this exceptional writer.

Duration: 90 minutes (without a break)
Language: German

Tuesday, 04.03. & Wednesday, 05.03., 19.00, THEATER IM WERFTPARK