Dance theater in Stralsund: New ways of memory and responsibility!

Dance theater in Stralsund: New ways of memory and responsibility!

Frankenstraße 61, 18437 Stralsund, Deutschland - In the old iron foundry Stralsund, a special dance theater piece is listed, which is intensively remembered and forgotten *. The youth company of perform [D] Ance celebrated its premiere yesterday and asks the viewers to deal with the responsibility of the conflict with the Nazi era without contemporary witnesses. According to Sundblick , the piece from swing and ballroom of the 1940s with intrusive choreographic pictures, both violence Represent humanity.

The dance theater piece is not only a creative expression, but also reflects the continued examination of the German past. In the Bonn Republic, this argument was often shaped by a culture of repression, in which neither its own crimes nor responsibility was spoken. The Stasi dictatorship in the GDR joined this by rejecting any responsibility to the Nazi crimes. The student movement of the 1960s was then the start of breaking the silence and making society finally deal with its own history. Today this reflection is part of the German state räson, such as The Foundation EVZ emphasized.

ideas and public discussions

The development of German memory culture is a complex topic. To date, the memory of the Nazi regime remains with unresolved challenges. Nevertheless, the culture of remembrance has changed a lot since reunification. Membrance, documentation and the exchange with survivors are important instruments to promote collective consciousness today. This also includes the international commemoration day for the victims of the Holocaust, which is celebrated on January 27th and most recently took place at one of the most important places in Germany, the monument to the murdered Jews of Europe, such as BPB reported.

challenges of memory culture

Despite these progress, there are still challenges in the culture of memory. The political instrumentalization of monuments and the risk of kitsch ask questions about the relevance and the future of memory. It is of enormous importance to expand the memory of various victim groups in order not to forget the lessons to be learned from history. From this necessity, there are also new ways for educational institutions that are important places for dealing with the Nazi past.

The production of perform [D] Ance and the associated events offer an excellent platform to deal with these questions and to reflect on historical responsibility. Anyone who missed the performance should not miss the upcoming appointments. There is a lot to discover and discuss - there is really something!