Ein Pfund Spargel. Performance

In the organizer's words:

Polish-born author Ewe Benbenek, who premiered her highly acclaimed play "Juices" at the Nationaltheater Mannheim last year, and director Beata Anna Schmutz have taken the anniversary of the enlargement of the European Union to include Eastern European countries as an opportunity to take a look at the history of Polish labor migration. They were enriched by the local research of the Mannheim City Ensemble, which took a close look at one of the most important fundamental rights of the EU - the free movement of workers.

Beginning with the stories of Polish girls who worked in the jute factory in Mannheim-Sandhofen 125 years ago and lived in the first workers' accommodation - the so-called jute colony - the research leads through the experiences of the "Polish pearls" in Mannheim households in the 1980s to the present day. Here, it bears witness not least to the still underpaid work of the seasonal workers in the asparagus fields and vineyards surrounding Mannheim.

The result is a lively performance with text, music and a freshly cooked asparagus soup.

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