Impressions
Guest performance in collaboration with Schaubude Berlin
Bärchen, nicknamed “Bär,” is a teddy bear over 100 years old. His eyes have seen a lot. He was there during some very beautiful moments, but also during some very terrible ones—for example, when the walls shook from the bombs. Or when Irene’s grandmother was deported. Until now, Bär has preferred to avoid these memories. Now he joins us in entering rooms that have long been locked away, where key moments in his life are brought back to life through shadow play and sound. A documentary theater piece about the life of a Jewish child under the Nazi dictatorship, told from the perspective of a teddy bear.
Concept, Performance: Josephine Hock
Director: Hannes Kapsch
Concept, Set Design, Costumes: Luise Ehrenwerth
Sound: Sebastian Schlemminger
Puppet Construction: Verena Waldmüller
Dramaturgy: Tim Sandweg
Consultant on Anti-Semitism: Juliette Brungs
Lighting Design: Werner Wallner
Accompanying Materials: Iven Hoppe
Venue: GRIPS Podewil am Alex
Accompanying Materials for Grades 3–4
Accompanying materials for grades 5–6
Awarded the 2025 IKARUS Expert Jury Prize in the Children’s Theater category.
Supported by Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion
