Theater Magdeburg stages Kevin Rittberger's play on Christmas market attack aftermath
Theater Magdeburg is producing Kevin Rittberger's play 'Wunde Stadt' (Wounded City), which addresses the long-term consequences of the 2016 Christmas market attack in Berlin. The production is described as a high-risk undertaking, bringing the traumatic event and its societal aftermath to the stage. Rittberger's work explores how the attack continues to affect the city and its inhabitants, focusing on collective trauma and memory. The play aims to provoke reflection on violence, grief, and resilience in contemporary Germany.
Key facts
- Theater Magdeburg is staging Kevin Rittberger's play 'Wunde Stadt'.
- The play deals with the aftermath of the Berlin Christmas market attack.
- The production is called a high-risk undertaking.
- Kevin Rittberger is the playwright.
- The play explores collective trauma and memory.
- It addresses societal consequences of the attack.
- The work aims to provoke reflection on violence and resilience.
- The play is set in contemporary Germany.
Entities
Artists
- Kevin Rittberger
Institutions
- Theater Magdeburg
Locations
- Magdeburg
- Berlin
- Germany