Alice – Play for Your Life at Stadttheater Fürth: Musical Testimony Touches Fürth
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Alice – Play for Your Life: Music as a Lifeline on the Big Stage
A one-person evening by Kim Langner about the pianist Alice Herz-Sommer, compellingly portrayed by Natalie O’Hara: acting meets piano recital – a theatrical experience that makes culture of remembrance audible and visible.
Acting with Sound Power
With a precise direction by François Camus, dramaturgy and music merge into a gripping narrative. O’Hara swiftly transforms through over twenty roles while playing the piano live – from Bach to Gershwin, from Chopin études to Beethoven. The theatrical atmosphere invites focused listening; the acoustics allow the finest nuances of the grand piano to shine unobstructed in the large auditorium.
Stage Design Between Beauty and Horror
The scenic concept reflects the discrepancy between camp reality and artistic power: a reduced stage design, precise lighting moods, and sensitively set video and sound design (Studio Eigengrau) create concrete scene images that open spaces of memory. This results in a theater evening that organically connects biography, piano concert, and acting.
Historical Depth, Contemporary Relevance
The life story of the artist born in Prague in 1903 – her concerts in the Theresienstadt ghetto, her unbroken optimism into old age – gains narrative and musical presence on stage. Press reviews commend the performance as a powerful example of lived culture of remembrance; the nomination for the German Theater Prize Der FAUST 2023 underscores its artistic authority.
Voices of the Fans
The reactions of theater lovers are clear: Alice – Play for Your Life captivates the audience.
- Instagram: “An extraordinary production – sounds that make the air vibrate!”
- Facebook: “Great theater, magnificently acted and played – deeply moving.”
- YouTube: “An evening that resonates – art against forgetting.”
Conclusion
Expect a moving theater evening of 1 hour 50 minutes including a break: great acting, sonorous piano playing, precise direction. Those who want to experience music as a lifeline should witness this event live at the Stadttheater Fürth.
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