Film icon, global superstar, diva—and a woman full of contradictions. In her reading, actress Claudia Michelsen explores the legend of Marlene Dietrich.
Marlene Dietrich would have turned 125 this December.
She was a woman who was ahead of her time in many ways and defied social conventions and traditional gender roles.
In her reading, Claudia Michelsen presents the life of a woman who eluded understanding throughout her life and remains an enigma to this day: How could she—whose lovers included Erich Maria Remarque, Gary Cooper, Jean Gabin, John F. Kennedy, and Yul Brynner—describe herself as not beautiful? Why did she doubt her acting abilities? And why did this adored diva complain of loneliness her entire life?
Drawing on memoirs and personal writings, Claudia Michelsen explores the woman behind the myth. The result is a multifaceted portrait of an extraordinary personality.
Claudia Michelsen (b. 1969) is one of the most renowned German actresses in film, television, and theater. She is known to a wide audience, among other things, for her roles in the “Ku’damm” miniseries and as Inspector Doreen Brasch in the Magdeburg-based “Polizeiruf 110.” In more than 100 theater, film, and television productions, the multi-award-winning actress has embodied a wide variety of often complex female characters. She has also been captivating her audience for many years with her distinctive voice and her readings.
Look forward to a moving and intimate evening: Marlene Dietrich—read by Claudia Michelsen.
Doors open at 5:00 p.m.; open seating
