An premiere in Chemnitz: Gold piece on the trail of hatred of women

An premiere in Chemnitz: Gold piece on the trail of hatred of women

Chemnitz, Deutschland - On June 14, 2025, the Kosmos Festival in Chemnitz experienced an impressive premiere: The theater collective Pièrre Verse presented the play "Goldstück". A profound examination of domestic violence is told from the perspective of affected women. The work not only addresses physical and psychological abuse, but also illuminates the social circumstances that lead to these cruelty. "I love you", "You are my gold piece" and "Why don't you just leave it?" are central questions that are raised in the play and stimulate the audience to think.

The author Verena Günther leads the audience through the complex themes of toxic masculinity and female. The director Christof Seeger-Zurmühlen uses a kaleidoscopic staging that comes up in an old industrial hall with stuck walls, metal rods and LED ribbons. This backdrop underlines the oppressive Situation of women and literally lets the audience feel the narrow and violence of the described situations.

The representation of violence and fainting

a total of 16 representative, including three men, bring these stories onto the stage. In sporting clothing, you switch between speaking and playing to present the different facets of violence. The stories of a figure, which reports of 19 injection sites report, and the others who describe in the women's shelter in the women's shelter are particularly impressive. In order to reinforce the statements, a shareholder is used, which reflects the perspective of women and gives the piece an additional emotional depth.

Another distinctive element are the musical accents: noise, beats and collective dance moments ensure a captivating atmosphere. The piece has a period of 1 hour and 30 minutes and takes place without a break. This density of the narrative does not leave any space to breathe and forces the audience to continuously deal with the intensive content.

domestic violence in the social context

The social context of domestic violence is also being discussed more and more outside of the theater. According to ZDF a woman is killed by her partner or ex-partner almost every third day, a frightening reference to the reality of the femizid. The facets of this violence range from physical to psychological manipulation, and many women live in constant fear of attacks.

experts, such as social worker Carina Huber, who heads an anti-aggression group, work to break through the patterns of violence. In conversations with men who have become violent, it can be seen that the topic requires new masculinity images. This topic is also made by Aargauer " Zeitung taken up in an interview with Claudia Wyss shows how deeply anchored violent structures have to be tackled.

The premiere in Chemnitz not only represents an urgent work of art, but also acts as an important contribution to the social debate about violence against women. "Goldstück" is an urgent plea that forces the audience to deal with these pressing questions and possibly also question their own beliefs.