CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Bühnen Bern

Description

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand is Cyrano's sword, his regiment feared; he is intelligent, witty, and quick-tongued. Above all, he is an artist of words and rhymes: when he writes poetry, the world lies at his feet. If only it weren't for that big nose. It prevents him from confessing his love to the beautiful Roxane, who, in turn, is infatuated with the quite attractive Christian de Neuvillette. However, the heart-wrenching love letters from Christian do not come from his own pen, but from his friend and colleague Cyrano... What are we loved for? And who or what defines our sexiness? The struggle for recognition and love through an attractive appearance leaves no one indifferent. Entire industries are focused on making people feel more beautiful and sexier, deriving a large part of their self-worth from it. But does beauty also promise happiness? Cyrano de Bergerac touches on a universal longing: the desire to be loved for who we are. With wit, wordplay, and a good dose of romance, director and actor Wolfgang Michalek brings the story of the tragic lovers to the stage as a reflection on appearance and reality, as well as a question about the capital of beauty. A production by Schauspiel Bern.