27.10. Opening with David Safier, 19.00 hrs

Greeting

  • Dr. Andreas Bovenschulte Mayor / Senator for Culture / President of the Bremen Senate
  • Cornelius Neumann-Redlin Die Unternehmensverbände im Lande Bremen e.V.
  • Tatjana Vogel globale° – Festival for cross-border literature e.V.

In cooperation with the Senate Chancellery,
Die Unternehmensverbände im Lande
Bremen e.V. and the DJV Bremen.

READING: ANNA THALBACH

LOVE IS LOOKING FOR A ROOM

In the Warsaw ghetto in 1942, music, laughter and applause can be heard from a small side street. A play called “Love is looking for a room” is celebrating its premiere. With shining eyes, the actress Sara watches her great love Edmund from the edge of the stage as he casts a spell over the audience. Then Michal, the director of the theater and her ex, approaches her and makes Sara a tempting offer: he will flee the ghetto after the performance and offers her a ticket to freedom. He wants to save her – from the Nazis, typhus and hunger. But escaping with him would mean leaving Edmund behind and probably never seeing him again. Sara has to make a decision – and she only has the ninety minutes she has on stage to do so.

Moderation Discussion: Karen Struve

David Safier – Die Liebe sucht ein Zimmer (rowohlt / Kindler Verlag)

To get you in the mood for the evening, here is a recording from June 23: David Safier in conversation with Dr. Andreas Bovenschulte

Rathaus Bremen
Obere Halle
Am Markt 21
28195 Bremen

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