Opening of FANTAKEL—the 18th Puppet Theater Festival in Greifswald
Jana Sonnenberg & Robert Richter, ages 9 and up
Anna loves to sew. But most of the time she has to clean, tidy up, or do the laundry, says her stepmother, Beatrix von Asche. She and her daughters, Amy and Astrid, on the other hand, order clothes every day and have Anna send everything back.
Finally! An invitation to the prince’s ball arrives in the mail. Of course, this calls for the perfect outfit. The father immediately heads back into town to buy everything they want. There’s no doubt about it—one of the stepsisters will marry the prince.
Can Anna go to the ball, too?
The Grimm fairy tale is retold here with a focus on fashion, beauty, and self-improvement—elements already present in the original.
What does it take to belong to a certain social circle? How do you become one of your peers? Do you actually have to go along with all of this?
Anna Aschenputtel humorously—yet with the necessary seriousness and plenty of creative ideas—examines the characters in the Asche patchwork family: those who have uncritically succumbed to the spirit of the times and consumerism, the person who remains silent for far too long, and the person who breaks free from this construct.
The fairy-tale character and magic are preserved and gently transposed into the present day.
Admission: €5 / €7
Information and ticket reservations: 03834/ 8536 4444
An event organized by the Landesverband Soziokultur MV e.V. in cooperation with the Landesverband Freie Darstellende Künste M-V e.V., the St. Spiritus Sociocultural Center, the Hans Fallada City Library, and the Vorpommern Literature Center, sponsored by the Ministry of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald—Office for Education, Culture, and Sports, the MV Volunteer Foundation, Stadtwerke Greifswald GmbH, and Volksbank Vorpommern eG.
Organizer: Landesverband Soziokultur MV e.V.
