Mario and the Magician - Badische Landesbühne - Introduction at 7 PM

Description

Play based on the novella by Thomas Mann Italy in the 1920s, family vacation. But instead of relaxation, a family experiences discrimination. A magician is supposed to provide distraction – Cipolla. Thomas Mann's novella shows how easily a society can be seduced. Holidays! Italy! Relaxation! But everywhere, the narrator and his family encounter nationalism and discrimination. But for the sake of the children, the vacation continues. A visit to the magician Cipolla is meant to provide the desired distraction. Cipolla turns out to be a brilliant show hypnotist and conjures a mindless audience. With fascination and horror, the family watches as the show develops. Until the charged atmosphere erupts into a fatal horror. Thomas Mann's novella from 1929 is a psychological portrait of a society seduced by fascism, abandoning responsibility, reason, and morality. -- Age recommendation: from 13 years

Highlights

• Play based on the novella by Thomas Mann
• Introduction at 7 PM
• Age recommendation: from 13 years

General Information

The Badische Landesbühne presents the play "Mario and the Magician", set in Italy in the 1920s. The performance addresses discrimination and the seduction of nationalism, while a family tries to continue their vacation.

Location

Postweg 52, 75015 Bretten, Germany

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