In the anniversary year 2023, not only the great author and his work will be celebrated, but also "Brecht's People" - contemporaries who take up the legacy by continuing a Brechtian artistic and/or social practice.
The video installation "The History of Brecht's People" traces the points of contact between Brecht and Brecht's People: it presents evidence of Augsburg's urban society's engagement with Brecht over the past decades. They form the basis for the documentation of a conversation with the literary scholar Darko Suvin and the film essay "Learning Denken" by Klaus Walter as well as a photo-film documentary by Nazli Hanna and Natalie Stanczak, which traces (post)migrant biographies in Brecht's native city.
For the duration of the Brecht Festival, the museum in Brecht's birthplace will become a place where Brecht is applied. "The History of Brecht's People" is a growing installation and will also be on display in an updated form at the 2024 and 2025 Brecht Festivals.
Idea + concept: Julian Warner
With contributions from: Hanna Nazli and Natalie Stanczak, Christopher Roth and Klaus Walter.
Research: Michael Stöppler.
Video: Amon Ritz.
Artistic production management: Sabine Klötzer.
With contributions from: Hanna Nazli and Natalie Stanczak, Christopher Roth and Klaus Walter.
Research: Michael Stöppler.
Video: Amon Ritz.
Artistic production management: Sabine Klötzer.
A production by julianwarner.studio. With the kind support of the Augsburg City Archive and the University Archive of the University of Augsburg.
Photos:
Klaus Walter
Michael Stöppler
By and with
Brechthaus