A couple of notes from a melody, a vague feeling, then perhaps a name, a place, a smell, a season: musical memories are among the deepest we experience. In old age when our cognitive abilities often wane, music opens up the doors to our own history, even what appears to have been lost.
The musical theatre piece Dem Weggehen zugewandt (Turning towards leaving) tells tales from this unexplored land of old age, where memories can be just as real as everyday life, Now can be more important than Tomorrow, and Time, Here and the Other are very much negotiable variables.
Credits
With Carin Abicht, Manfred Andrae, Bärbel Bolle, Irm Hermann, Fe Reichelt, Ursula Staack
Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop Paul Valikoski, Mari Sawada, Dea Szücs,
Biliana Voutchova, Yumi Onda, Daniella Strasfogel, Ildiko Ludwig, Justin Caulley, Yodfat Miron,
Boram Lie, Zoé Cartier, Jochen Carls
Director and artistic direction Maria Magdalena Ludewig
Musical direction Daniella Strasfogel
Composition Manuela Kerer
Direction of the choir Olga Kisseleva, Uschi Krosch
Scenery and Machina Recordatio Jörg Kiefel
Stage assistant Christin Kaiser
Costumes Annegret Riediger
Video Jakob Klaffs
Dramaturgy Martin Hammer
Text Agnieszka Piwowarska
Assistant director Yennj Rudloff
Trainees Sandra Fröde, Marie Stolze