#wolfgang borchert

[huzursuzlugun-blogu]

ne yazık ki ben kendim

batmak üzre bir gemiyim!

[vcasih]

wolfgang borchert, that is our manifesto

[justwatchmyeyes]

Die Straße stinkt nach Blut. Hier haben sie die Wahrheit massakriert.

Wolfgang Borchert

[susturunbeynimi]

Kendi evimde benim için yer yoktu artık.

[rwpohl]

billbrook, wolfgang borchert, die hundeblume 1947

[sw-artstuff]

Wolfgang Borchert

DAS GRAUROTGRÜNE GROSSSTADTLIED

Rote Münder, die aus grauen Schatten glühn,

girren einen süßen Schwindel.

Und der Mond grinst goldiggrün

durch das Nebelbündel.

Graue Straßen, rote Dächer,

mittendrin mal grün ein Licht.

Heimwärts gröhlt ein später Zecher

mit verknittertem Gesicht.

Grauer Stein und rotes Blut –

morgen früh ist alles gut.

Morgen weht ein grünes Blatt

über einer grauen Stadt.

[die-weltbuehne]

“Das ist kein gutes Buch. Das ist kein Kunstwerk und auch keine Dichtung. Das ist vielleicht nicht einmal Literatur. Aber das ist ein Dokument und ein Denkmal. Das ist Rechnung und Quittung zugleich. Und für uns alle. Und deswegen ist es ein notwendiges Buch.”

– Wolfgang Borchert über Theodor Plieviers Stalingrad, Hamburger Freie Presse am 31.10.1946

[realmikichiki]

"Der Kaffee ist undefinierbar" könnte die bedrückendste Kurzgeschichte der Sammlung sein. Wolfgang Borchert vereint in seinem Schreiben wie kein anderer die Schönheit des erfassten Moments mit dem Schrecken des Erlebten. In seinen Geschichten zeigt sich, wie unbedeutend die Unterscheidung zwischen Sehen und Geschehen ist. Es mag nicht genau so geschehen sein, aber ist es auf jeden Fall auf diese Weise geschehen. In dem Moment, in dem Fiktion zum Moment wird, sind wir ihr ausgeliefert. Sie prägt uns, wie die armen Seelen der drei Kaffeetrinker geprägt wurden, und des Mädchens, das noch wuchs, und das vielleicht nie existiert hat.

Und keiner weiß wohin

Und keiner weiß wohin - Wolfgang Borchert

Und keiner weiß wohin – Wolfgang Borchert Und keiner weiß wohin – Wolfgang Borchert Der Kaffee ist undefinierbar. Sie hingen auf den Stühlen. Über die Tische waren sie gehängt. Hingehängt von einer fürchterlichen Müdigkeit. Für diese Müdigkeit gab es keinen Schlaf. Es war eine Weltmüdigkeit, die nichts mehr erwartet. Quelle: Und keiner weiß wohin

[schlock-luster-video]

On July 22, 1948, Murderers Among Us debuted in Italy.

[firstlightinthemorning]

LEGENDE

Jeden Abend wartet sie in grauer

Einsamkeit und sehnt sich nach dem Glück.

Ach, in ihren Augen nistet Trauer,

denn er kam nicht mehr zurück.

Eines Nachts hat wohl der dunkle Wind

sie verzaubert zur Laterne.

Die in ihrem Scheine glücklich sind,

flüstern leis: ich hab dich gerne...

(Wolfgang Borchert, 20.05.1921 - 20.11.1947)

Foto: by Kees Scherer. Dutch (1920 - 1993)

[emeraldskulblaka]

Emerald's Theatre Favourites - 2024

I got to see many wonderful stage productions this year (not least because I was a theatre festival jury member), but I've managed to narrow it down to five musicals and plays each, with a couple of honourable mentions.

Musicals

1. Standing at the Sky's Edge, West End

I went in knowing nothing about it and was blown away. The three stories were interwoven so beautifully and elegantly. The music is captivating, and don't get me started on Poppy and Nikki! My loves. This show took a while to really sink in, but I'm so very glad that I went to see it even though it meant skipping Les Mis and going without my friends.

2. Cabaret, Stadttheater Ingolstadt

To be honest, I never understood the appeal of Cabaret until I saw this production. Chilling, thrilling, haunting. Everything just fit. The Emcee was split in two, and I was sceptical at first, but it worked exceedingly well. Olivia Wendt as Sally deserves a special mention; her vocals were out of this world, and she very deservedly got an audience award for this role.

3. Les Misérables, Gärtnerplatztheater Munich

Les Mis, so close to home? A dream come true! But I hadn't expected the demand for tickets to be as high as it was, and if not for @fitzrove, I wouldn't have been able to see it at all! Thank you <3 a non-replica production with a phenomenal cast and a score that was played without rushing through it needlessly. Excellent use of setpieces.

4. Mamma Mia!, International Tour (Munich)

A very spontaneous decision, this one. Didn't even realise it would be in English at first, but I was absolutely thrilled when I found out (other audience members weren't. Obviously it wasn't communicated properly). The playback was a bit of a letdown, but it was so enjoyable otherwise that it still made the list. Shout-out to Jennifer Adab's lower register. This was my first time seeing principals for all three dads, which was great bc one wasn't noticeably younger than the others.

5. Hadestown, West End

It's no secret that I'm more of a casual Hafestown enjoyer, but I got to see the show with @caenith @maellor @curiouselleth @quixoticanarchy and Exlibris, which made it the most memorable experience of this trip <3 (despite me forgetting my phone and panicking about it, and Orpheus' actor being audibly sick, poor guy) impeccable vibes, a great show.

Plays

1. This Restless House, Stadttheater Ingolstadt

An adaptation of Aeschylus' Oresteia, with the first two parts being played traditionally and the third one modernised. Stand-out performances by the entire cast despite injuries (one even live on stage) and illness. The choir at the beginning was particularly impressive. A long evening, but one well spent.

2. Twelfth Night, Landestheater Coburg

To be honest, I don't have that much to say about this one. Veebs. Great fun. I'm glad I finally got to see this Tumblr favourite.

3. Bromance, Theater Schloss Maßbach

It's absolutely amazing what three actors, three white sheets, two overhead projectors and one sound engineer can do. I desperately wish the small theatre hadn't been half empty. They're gay, your honour.

4. Draußen vor der Tür, Theater Regensburg

This was depressing af, obviously. But the set design was very intelligent and the production quality overall on a level many regional theatres can only dream of. Well done, Regensburg, you made me sincerely enjoy Wolfgang Borchert.

5. Der Hobbit, Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel (Straubing)

This would have been higher up if I hadn't already seen it in December 2023, but I can't not mention it here. It's played with so much love for the story, so much heart. An adaptation both children and adults will enjoy. And not just because of the glittery Rivendell elves, I promise!

Favourite Theatrical Moments

Disney in Concert is always a treat! I got to see this year's tour "Believe in Magic" in Munich, and missed the encore because of #trainpanic. RIP.

Ilya Zhigarev as Orpheus in a concert version of the Orpheus rock opera. A revelation. A dreamcast come true.

The recording of Much Ado About Nothing, Globe Theatre, 2011. I laughed, I cried, I had the best time imaginable. 11/10 would recommend.

What were your favourites this year? ✨️

[theamoristwriter]

"Let's not talk about that, not now, all right? It's so dark here and so lonely and we are standing so close together—isn't that enough ? Let's be quiet, please. That's much nicer, don't you think?"

– Wolfgang Borchert, “Dear, Blue-Grey Night” The Sad Geraniums and Other Stories

[susturunbeynimi]

Onlar şimdi öldürdüklerinin önünden hissiz geçip giderler, kollarını sallayarak kayıtsız geçip giderler.

[trashandwriting]

Do you have any more book recommendations like/similar to And where were you, Adam???

Oh sure! This is my favourite genre, Trümmerliteratur how we call it in German, literature about WWII!

I generally recommend everything from Wolfgang Borchert. He's one of my favourite authors, experienced the war firsthand and writes the cold hard truth about it. He died very young but is famous for his lots of short stories and his theatre play "Draußen vor der Tür" ("The man outside"). Short story recommendations are "Dann gibt es nur eins" ("Then There’s Only One Choice"), "Die Hundeblume" ("The dog flower" or "The dandelion"), "Die Küchenuhr" ("The kitchen clock") and "Nachts schlafen die Ratten doch" ("The rats sleep at night").

If you want to read another of Böll's novels, I highly recommend "Und sagte kein einziges Wort" ("And Never Said a Word") or "Haus ohne Hüter" ("House without guardian" or "The unguarded house") which tells about the conditions after WWII.

Other recommendations would be "The Bridge" by Manfred Gregor (a group of very young boys get send to protect a bridge in the last days of war), "City of Thieves" by David Benioff (about two boys trying to find eggs in Leningrad during the siege), or "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli (about a boy in the Warsaw ghetto).

[stoertebeker]

“Doch gieriger als alle Flammen, die durch die Straßen stoben, umfing jetzt unser Herz das Kleinod: Unsere Stadt!”

– aus Die Stadt von Wolfgang Borchert

[guddysmith]

Ein Gedicht

von

Wolfgang Borchert

Ich möchte Leuchtturm sein

in Nacht und Wind –

für Dorsch und Stint,

für jedes Boot –

und ich bin doch selbst

ein Schiff in Not!