Gold Macht Liebe Tod - Das Nibelungenlied
told by Frank Alexander Engel based on various sources from the medieval saga
Puppet theater for ages 12 and up | Duration: 80 minutes
Director: Frank Alexander Engel
Stage, costumes and puppets: Kerstin Schmidt and Frank Alexander Engel
Music and sound: Sebastian Herzfeld
Performers: Melissa Stock, Karoline Vogel, Heinrich Bennke, Tomas Mielentz
The old song of love and betrayal, of loyalty and revenge
In the beginning there were gods, giants, dwarves. And gold. An immeasurable treasure that promises wealth and power. But the gold is cursed. It brings no happiness to its human owners. In the end, everyone is dead. All of them? What about Brünhild - the legendary, once invincible, mighty queen from the far north? After the quarrel with Kriemhild and the murder of Siegfried the dragon slayer, she is no longer mentioned in the Song of the Nibelungs. In our adaptation of the old legend, we tell her story. The story of an unrequited love, of betrayal and hatred, of greed for immeasurable wealth and power, of loyalty and blindness and of a terrible revenge that leads to the downfall of mighty kingdoms.