Historical Background, Dramaturgy, and Design
Explore the historical context of Berlin, its dramaturgy, and the design of Court Theatre’s production.
Historical Background
Dramaturgy
- Articles
- No More Precious Stones: Weimar is a kaleidoscope, a collage, a variety show, a dance on the edge of a volcano. Dive into the period and its rich history alongside University of Chicago professor Alice Goff.
- Conjuring Berlin: Intense invention, intense reaction. Production Dramaturg David J. Levin gives a tour of Berlin in 1928, setting for this exhilarating world premiere.
- Music
- Music abounds in Berlin! Listen to the tracks featured in the show here:
- “Irgendwo auf der Welt” (“Somewhere in the World”) by the Comedian Hermonsists
- Josephine Baker – Nuit D’Alger [Night Of Algiers] (1936)
- Stille Nacht (Silent Night) – Lyric Video
- Johannes Brahms – Lullaby
- Die Wacht am Rhein (The Watch on the Rhine; 1854) Patriotic March–Song • German Empire (1871–1918)
- Fletcher Henderson – Sugar Foot Stomp
- The Drowned Girl (Vom Ertrunkenen Mädchen) (2017 Remaster)
- Das Lila Lied (1921)
- Music abounds in Berlin! Listen to the tracks featured in the show here:
- Systems of Government
- Culture, Clubbing, and Daily Life
- The Queer History of Weimar Germany (38:00)
- 1920s Berlin Life c.1927 – in Amazing Restored Footage (3:00)
- 1930s Berlin Streets, Nightlife, Cabaret, Germany (5:00)
- 1920s Berlin Cabaret Performances, The Codonas at the Wintergarten (1:30)
- Berlin 1930s in Color, A Rare Glimpse Before WWII [60FPS, Remastered] w/ Sound Design Added (9:00)
- 1930s Berlin, Cafe Culture, Dancing (2:30)
- How Berlin became a hub for trans people | DW History and Culture (25:00)
Design
Coming soon – watch this space!