City of Faith
PREMIERE – 2019/05/30
Artistic Direction:
Stefan Herrmann
Project Management:
Maria Llabres
Scenography:
Jan Patrick Brandt
Dramaturgy:
Angelo Lancuba
Assistent Director:
Christina Siegert
Cast:
Paul Hölters
Hannah Glaser
Helena Becker
Hussam Alkhouri
Sofia Plich
Ursula Gittel
Judith Gittel
Varvara
Valeria
Pejman Khalidi
Taher Majidi Puja
Hang
Katharina
Lilia
Hanna
Avsin
Stefan Herrmann
Project Management:
Maria Llabres
Scenography:
Jan Patrick Brandt
Dramaturgy:
Angelo Lancuba
Assistent Director:
Christina Siegert
Cast:
Paul Hölters
Hannah Glaser
Helena Becker
Hussam Alkhouri
Sofia Plich
Ursula Gittel
Judith Gittel
Varvara
Valeria
Pejman Khalidi
Taher Majidi Puja
Hang
Katharina
Lilia
Hanna
Avsin
Premiere: 2019/05/30
Sommerblut-Festival Köln
The ring parable from the play “Nathan the Wise” by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a key text of the Enlightenment. In times of technological disruption and fast progessing modernization, one might think that religion and faith no longer play a role. But the opposite is true: the gods are returning and Cologne is their capital. No other German city has as many different religious communities.
The district Chorweiler is particularly representative of these. Within a very small area there live people of many different religious denominations and follow their respective religious practices. They all stand on stage as a “chorus of believers” and weave their personal stories and creeds into the famous Ring Parable by Lessing.
Stefan Herrmann goes on a research trip to a district, which is notorious and yet endearing. The “chorus of believers” is searching for answers to the eternal questions: Why do we believe? Why don’t we?
Sommerblut-Festival Köln
The ring parable from the play “Nathan the Wise” by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a key text of the Enlightenment. In times of technological disruption and fast progessing modernization, one might think that religion and faith no longer play a role. But the opposite is true: the gods are returning and Cologne is their capital. No other German city has as many different religious communities.
The district Chorweiler is particularly representative of these. Within a very small area there live people of many different religious denominations and follow their respective religious practices. They all stand on stage as a “chorus of believers” and weave their personal stories and creeds into the famous Ring Parable by Lessing.
Stefan Herrmann goes on a research trip to a district, which is notorious and yet endearing. The “chorus of believers” is searching for answers to the eternal questions: Why do we believe? Why don’t we?
Photos © Stefan Herrmann
