Dramatic play: Anne Frank illuminates the darkness in GAP

Dramatic play: Anne Frank illuminates the darkness in GAP

As part of a moving play at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen vocational school, students experienced the touching story of Anne Frank in a new staging. Under the title "Anne Frank celebrates his birthday", Anna Knott and Karoline Troger set an impressive sign of tolerance and culture of remembrance. The performance began in a bright room where the cheerful mood was dominated by the light of the midday sun.

The students were also allowed to cost the cookies on this special occasion, which Hannah Goslar, the best friend of Anne Frank, had baked especially for the birthday. The piece based on real stories by Goslar manages not only to entertain the audience, but also to make it think. Peter Bitzl, President of the Kiwanis Club, emphasized that the message of the piece is particularly relevant today.

The contrast between joy and serious

While the piece initially creates a solemn atmosphere, the mood changes quickly when the Frank family is illuminated. "In the beginning it was still funny, but then you noticed how serious everything is," says the student Yagmur Cabir her impressions. History leads the young people into the life of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who fled with her family to Amsterdam in 1934. The constant threat of the National Socialists and the intensifying situation in Europe required hiding.

The hiding place in the back house becomes the central scene of feelings: tears, fear and despair characterize the image of Anne, which grows from the carefree child to the ripe young woman. This area of tension between joy and grief is impressively brought to the stage and pulls the audience deeper and deeper into the emotional world of the protagonists.

In a special moment of the piece, it becomes clear that the entrepreneurial thoughts and the fun quickly give way to terrible reality. The return to the serious topic creates an oppressive silence in the audience when the actors finally linger in an unmistakable silence. They represent the thousands of voices that fell silent during the Holocaust.

a symbol of peace

At the end of the performance, the actors ignite a candle to commemorate the victim who did not survive the horrors of this time. This symbolic gesture is accompanied by a small crane folded out of paper, which is distributed to the students as a sign of peace. "The piece and its message are more than just a memory. They are a call for action and mindfulness in today's society," said Bitzl.

The performance of Knott and Troger proves to be an urgent memory of the past and as a reminder for the present. This type of theater makes history alive and provides the young spectators direct starting points for their own reality of life. Despite the serious topic, the performance remains a bright spot and a step towards a more conscious examination of your own identity and pluralistic society. The event was not just a theater performance, but a significant contribution to education and commemoration.

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