Emden Zieht Sich Aus 41 ●
Uncovering the Layers of a City’s Memory
Through a fusion of grainy archival footage, live monologue, and minimalist staging, the performers enact a symbolic Ausziehen : removing not clothes, but public myths. A 1941 air-raid siren bleeds into a 2024 tram recording. A post-war reconstruction plan is read like a love letter. A seamstress on stage unpicks stitches from a half-finished coat, each thread labeled with a forgotten street name. Emden Zieht Sich Aus 41
~65 minutes Language: German (with English subtitles for festival screenings) Content note: War-related imagery, discussions of forced displacement “You think you know a city until you see what it hides under its skin.” — Program note, Emden Zieht Sich Aus 41 If you meant something else (e.g., a specific film, song, or art project), please give more context, and I can tailor the write-up accordingly. Uncovering the Layers of a City’s Memory Through
Uncovering the Layers of a City’s Memory
Through a fusion of grainy archival footage, live monologue, and minimalist staging, the performers enact a symbolic Ausziehen : removing not clothes, but public myths. A 1941 air-raid siren bleeds into a 2024 tram recording. A post-war reconstruction plan is read like a love letter. A seamstress on stage unpicks stitches from a half-finished coat, each thread labeled with a forgotten street name.
~65 minutes Language: German (with English subtitles for festival screenings) Content note: War-related imagery, discussions of forced displacement “You think you know a city until you see what it hides under its skin.” — Program note, Emden Zieht Sich Aus 41 If you meant something else (e.g., a specific film, song, or art project), please give more context, and I can tailor the write-up accordingly.