Ruhe

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Event Ruhe
Venue University of Sydney, Great Hall, Camperdown, NSW
Umbrella Event Sydney Festival 2010
First Date 25 January 2010
Last Date 29 January 2010
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A spellbinding recital of Schubert lieder is abruptly disturbed by people who wish to admit to their voluntary service in the SS. Drawing on an archive of 1960's interviews with Dutch veterans who enlisted the Nazis in 1940. Ruhe (Silence) is verbatim theatre recounting the experience of those who cannot shake off the demons of their past.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Choral
Monodrama
Subjects Germany
Human Suffering
Jews
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Guy Coolen Artistic Director
Franz Schubert Composer
Josse de Pauw Director
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Belgium
Production Nationality Belgium
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper
Programme Sydney Festival
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 83542