Dagesh: Network Meeting at the Maxim Gorki Theatre

‘What an enriching evening! Thank you all for inviting us into the theatre.’

This November, a group of Dagesh network members came together to see a performance of ‘Muttersprach Mameloschn’ at the Maxim Gorki Theatre in Berlin.

The play (book by network member Sasha Marianna Salzmann) revolves around the relationship between three Jewish women – daughter, mother, and grandmother. The piece explores the various strategies that the family members employ in dealing with their own Jewish-German biographies. The director Hakan Savaş Mican showcased the complexity of the individual characters with great humour and empathy. Both the team and the network members were very touched and impressed by the production!

‘Sasha Marianna Salzmann demonstrates great chutzpah in her telling of the story of a family oscillating between pain and joy. It is the story of an astonishing disintegration that has the power to bring people closer to themselves and to each other.’ (Gorki)

The network members met for an informal discussion in the theatre canteen following the performance. Actress and Dagesh network member Alexandra Sinelnikova shared insights into the rehearsal process and her experience embodying the daughter character, Rahel. In addition, new members of the Dagesh network were welcomed into the group, while those in attendance spoke about their many ongoing art projects before one network member spoke to the group about the new initiative ‘lost jew crew’.

We would like to thank all involved for the wonderful evening, for their participation in the planning, and for the enlightening discussions. We are looking forward to more network meetings in the new year!