Das ganze deutsche Reich steht heute gegen uns...

In the organizer's words:

"The whole German Reich stands against us today..."

The 1918/19 revolution in Bremen

On November 9, Bremen's Workers' and Soldiers' Council announced "What has happened? Nothing less than a revolution". A few days later, socio-political reforms were introduced throughout the empire: unrestricted right of association and assembly, abolition of censorship, the eight-hour day, universal, equal and secret direct suffrage for men and women.
After a largely peaceful start to the revolution in November 1918, violence also escalated in Bremen just three months later when the Gerstenberg Division marched into the Hanseatic city together with the Caspari Free Corps. At least 83 women, children and men lost their lives during the fighting on February 4, 1919. One day later, the provisional government set up by the Reich government informed the people of Bremen that all councils had been abolished.
Documents on the reaction of the bourgeoisie to the Soviet Republic and its liquidation on February 4, 1919 and the restoration of orderly conditions - "Barbed Wire Easter"(!) - are presented on stage. What positions did the male protagonists take on the issue of women's suffrage? Who fought in the Caspari Free Corps, and why was a city militia set up after February 4, 1919? The mostly nameless civilian victims will be given a face by means of a few cases.

The presentation on January 20 will be followed by a discussion with Dr. Karl Heinz Roth (Foundation for the Social History of the 20th Century).

Cast

Scenic reading of original documents. From the series "From the files to the stage". Set-up text/scene: Peter Lüchinger. With: Simon Elias, Peter Lüchinger, Michael Meyer, Erik Roßbander, Petra-Janina Schultz.

Price information:

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