On the Waters of Life - Gustaf Gründgens and Marianne Hoppe

Breathtakingly gripping—German history as theater history. The reading follows Carola Stern’s original stage directions and is accompanied by piano music. Stern tells the story of the rising stars—the privileged few in the Nazi state, including Gründgens and Hoppe—and of the fate of their colleagues who fled or were murdered. The two stars of German theater move between two stages, two worlds. Gründgens advances his career—as Göring’s favorite, he contributes to the prestige of the Hitler regime, yet he does not abandon colleagues in danger. Marianne Hoppe rises to become a UFA star. In her films, she embodies Hitler’s ideal of the German woman, while hiding her persecuted Jewish friend Carl Dreyfuss in her apartment. With insight, artistry, and great vitality, Carola Stern tells a magnificent biography of the highly dramatic lives of two brilliant actors. Accompanied by music and read by Dr. Ute van der Maer, a German studies scholar from Bansin.

Tickets available at tourist information offices and at www.kaiserbaeder-auf-usedom.de - Admission: €7.00