Heinrich von Kleist’s short story: ” Die Verlobung in St. Domingo”
provides a narrative frame for an original performance which embodies
Kleist’s own struggle with the world — a struggle reflected in many
of his stories depicting civilization in a state of emergency, humans
balanced between order and chaos, between reason and madness.
At twilight the audience makes its way to the shooting range of the
German weapon testing and research institute (D.E.V.A), just a short
distance from the Kleinen Wannsee where Kleist shot himself. There in
the forest unfolds a complex interplay of bodies and weapons,
situated on the fine line between fiction and reality, between order
and chaos…

Cast & Crew

Direction

Tommy Noonan

Performance

Murielle Elizéon, Bettina Grahs, Georg Hobmeier, Thomas Jeker, Anja Müller

Dramaturgy

Carolin Hochleichter

Performance dramaturgy

Georg Hobmeier

Music

Thomas Jeker

Visual Design

Moritz Müller

Costume

Violaine Thel

Production

Doreen Markert / Enthusiastic Encounters

Production and Costume Assistance

Sarah Marguier

Dramaturgy Assistance

Luisa Wirth

Audio: Funeral march (excerpt of the piece)

01.40 // 2.4mb

Video: The engagement (Trailer)

03.44 // 18.1mb