DIE HEXEN VON BERNAU

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From the series "Berlin Stories" THE WITCHES OF BERNAU
About enemy images, miscarriage of justice, and a crime against humanity With: Alina Gause (play, singing), Carl Martin Spengler (play, singing), and Matthias Behrsing (piano)
Director: Alina Gause
Musical director: Matthias Behrsing
Text: Ildiko Bognar
Stage design: Joshua Tewes-McCoy
Costume design: Tatjana Hajdukova
Assistant director: Milena Mielke PREMIERE / OPENING within the framework of the festival week HEIMAT_KUNST under the motto "THE POWER OF WOMEN": Saturday, 13.06.2026, 7:30 PM, THEATER IM PALAIS Berlin
Additional performances: Sunday, 21.06.2026, 4:00 PM Duration: approx. 1h 45min (including a break after 45 min.) In line with our annual motto "The Power of Women," we dedicate our new scenic-musical house production to a dark chapter of history: the witch hunts. In Bernau near Berlin, a wave of persecution began in 1617, during which many innocent people, primarily women, were accused of witchcraft. One of these women is 70-year-old Bernau resident Dorothea Meermann. She has been arrested for magic for three generations and repeatedly tortured for over two years. Nevertheless, she stands up to the power apparatus of early modern times and remains steadfast in her statement that she is not a witch until her death. After intensive historical research and based on true stories, we bring to life an era that, at first glance, has nothing to do with our modern times. Alina Gause and Carl Martin Spengler sometimes act, sometimes narrate, in a story where narratives weigh more than facts and the powerful are always right.

Highlights

• World premiere on 13.06.2026
• Featuring Alina Gause, Carl Martin Spengler, and Matthias Behrsing
• Addresses the witch hunts in Bernau

General Information

The event "The Witches of Bernau" is a scenic-musical production that deals with the witch hunts of the 17th century. The premiere takes place as part of the festival week HEIMAT_KUNST and highlights the fates of innocent women persecuted at that time.

Location

Am Festungsgraben 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany

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