Absinth & Charlston
The 1920s—amidst traumatized war veterans, political upheaval, and a lack of social prospects—a unique art and cultural scene began to emerge in the cities. For a few short years, a republic of outsiders emerges, confronting these turbulent times with artistic and personal excesses—debauched, frivolous, and nonconformist. We encounter Anita Berber, Joachim Ringelnatz, dancers, self-assured women, and men without a care in the world.
At the heart of the revue are the musical adaptations of works by Fritz Grünbaum, Kurt Tucholsky, and others, performed with precision and expressiveness by the glamorous singer Christine Zienc-Tomczak.
Malte Hollmann or Andy Mokrus provide congenial accompaniment to the chanteuse, while reciter Kersten Flenter reflects on the era—at times with depth, at times theatrically and poetically. A moving journey through time into a brief chapter of German history marked by vice, lust, and passion.
At the heart of the revue are the musical adaptations of works by Fritz Grünbaum, Kurt Tucholsky, and others, performed with precision and expressiveness by the glamorous singer Christine Zienc-Tomczak.
Malte Hollmann or Andy Mokrus provide congenial accompaniment to the chanteuse, while reciter Kersten Flenter reflects on the era—at times with depth, at times theatrically and poetically. A moving journey through time into a brief chapter of German history marked by vice, lust, and passion.
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