Promised? The Power of Words Becomes Tangible at Felina-Areal
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When Language Becomes the Stage of Power
Words are tools, promises, and weapons at the same time. The scenic route Promised? On the Power of Words takes the audience on October 27, 2026, to the Felina-Areal theater in Mannheim and examines how language shapes reality, conveys knowledge, connects people, but also manipulates and silences them.
A Journey Through the Spaces of Language
The production by Dr. Angela Wendt distributes its audience across several performance locations in the FelinaTheater. In four or more spatially designed stations, visitors encounter different facets of speaking: language acquisition, language abuse, failed online communication, and subliminal messages are condensed into scenic situations.
Dramaturgy Between Insight and Manipulation
At the heart of the matter is the question of who controls language and who is shaped by it. The route combines humanities perspectives from a Germanistic context with the art of performance of those whose most important medium of expression is the word. Thus, a production is created that not only speaks about language but makes its effects immediately palpable in the performing space.
Voices, Bodies, and Theater Atmosphere
Marie Eberhardt, Monika-Margret Steger, Sascha Koal, and Markus Maier make the linguistic material present with their voices, bodies, and changing acting styles. The stage design is created in collaboration with dramaturge Angela Wendt and transforms the spaces of the FelinaTheater into a movable laboratory of communication. Acoustics, closeness, and the changing perspectives of the route shape the stage experience.
A Contemporary Look at Our Present
Especially compelling is the connection to the digital public sphere and political communication. What happens when people are no longer in control of their words? How do images, news, and social media influence our linguistic horizon? The production poses these questions not abstractly, but as a physically experienceable theatrical action in the space.
Conclusion: Experience Language Live
Promised? On the Power of Words promises not an ordinary play but a concentrated theatrical expedition through the power of speaking. The audience can expect a thoughtful, sensual, and socially aware stage experience between performance, acting, and scenic research. Those who want to experience how language changes direction in the theater space should not miss this evening at the Felina-Areal.
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