The Schlosspark Theater offers a mix of cheerful moments and political seriousness in the coming season. But the landlord also makes it absolutely clear what will not be here for the time being.
Berlin – The comedian and theater operator Dieter Hallervorden has expressed his deep disgust for gender in the German language.
“As long as I have a bit of a role to play, the Schlosspark Theater will not take part in gendering,” said Hallervorden about his stage in Berlin. “All employees are of course free to do what they want. But everything that is published by the theater will not serve to rape the German language, ”he said on Tuesday when the 2021/2022 schedule was presented.
For years, there has been a discussion in Germany about how to replace the masculine forms in language with broader terms – in order to include women, but also, for example, trans people. The gender asterisk, as with teachers, is one possibility. Some also put a colon or an underscore in the place. In spoken language, there is a short pause in the middle of the word.
“Of course language develops,” said the Order of Hall. “But it does not develop from above on command. There have been two attempts recently. Once by the Nazis and once by the Communists. Both prevailed under pressure, but only temporarily – by force. ”The 85-year-old has already expressed himself critically on the subject in the past. In his own words, he mainly comes up against gendered forms in the media.
One of the stars of the new season is the singer Roberto Blanco (84, “A bit of fun must be”). He will be on stage from May 2022 in the play “Monsieur Claude 2”. Hallervorden said of Blancos commitment: “He said yes right away.” Blanco replied: “It’s as if Robert De Niro was asking me.” The 84-year-old has stage experience as an actor and has also appeared in films such as “Die bloutigen Geier von Alaska “and” Neues vom Wixxer “with.
Brigitte Grothum will appear in the play “A German Life” by Christopher Hampton from September. She plays Brunhilde Pomsel, secretary to the Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. It was a “politically very, very important piece,” said Grothum. “It should show how quickly people thoughtlessly get into a situation with their small advantage in mind and bear the evil.” Dpa
