End time - Eichmann's last days of war

End time - Eichmann's last days of war

Film, music, language

The stage play combines historical film sequences with live music and performance art. Experimental electronic music meets klezmer, jazz and folk music.

Film designer Gerald Singer breaks down the documentary film "%u201EEichmanns letze Kriegstage" into short sequences and creates a cinematic work of art about the chaos of war and the Holocaust. Musicians from different genres create an extraordinary sound experience. The duo ORP combines experimental electronic music with Sara Kowal's harp playing. The clarinettist Anna Koch drifts from folk music to klezmer music. The Altaussee church choir creates a seemingly idyllic soundscape rich in contrast.

The actress Adelheid Picha and chamber actor Franz Robert Wagner lead through the play as chroniclers with their gentle, powerful and distinctive voices.

Never before has a contemporary historical topic been portrayed and performed in such a memorable and emotional way. This stage work gives a different perspective on the culture of remembrance.

The play is set in the idyllic landscape of Ausseerland.

At the end of the war in 1945, Ausseerland was a microcosm of the collapse of the Nazi regime. The region was simultaneously a retreat for the Nazi elite, a storage centre for looted art and the scene of local resistance. At the same time, the region was characterised by chaos, flight, insecurity and the collapse of state order. As in many Alpine regions, chaotic conditions prevailed. Adolf Eichmann holed up with parts of his task force at the Blaa-Alm in Altaussee.

Language:

Adelheid Picha and chamber actor Franz Robert Wagner

Music:

ORP - experimental electronic music

Michael O'Rourke - electric cello
Horst Prillinger - electric guitar, electric bass, synthesiser, field recordings

Anna Koch - clarinet

Sara Kowal - harp

Altaussee church choir - conducted by Traudi Petritsch

Film:

Markus Raich and Hans Fuchs

Director, film design:

Gerald Singer

Organiser:
European Forum for Contemporary History and Culture