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Woyzeck

Dance theatre by Yamila Khodr based on the drama fragment of the same name by Georg Büchner
World premiere

Content
Be it in opera, drama or literature – there are countless adaptations of the story about the young man Woyzeck, who endures a number of humiliations in order to give his family a good life despite adverse circumstances. But his jealousy causes him to lose everything and, in his madness, commits an unspeakable act. Many questions remain unanswered that are also pressing on the audience in today’s context: How much arbitrariness and humiliation can a person endure? To whom do we give our compassion? How is a political system reflected in everyday life and thought?

We are showing a completely new dance-theater version of the almost 200-year-old material, because the choreography is being developed especially for the Theater für Nidersachsen. We invite you to a kaleidoscope of emotions that is hard to escape: from wild ecstasy to rigidity and coldness, the dance version of Woyzeck plunges deep into the emotional world of people who do everything they can to find their way in an unjust world.