Because the night: Patti Smith
Dramaturgical introduction
Subtitles in Czech and English language
Suitable for the deaf.
Dramaturgical introduction 30 min before the performance.
Audience members are advised, that pyrotechnic effects will appear in the performance.
Possibility to obtain a quantity discount of -25%.
Regular NdB discounts can be applied to tickets.
The discount for seniors is 30%.
The discount for disabled persons and students is 50%. Discounts are not to be combined.
In 1967, Patti Smith, barely twenty years old, immerses herself in the dazzling world of New York City. As early as the seventies, she becomes a cult figure. Her song Because the Night makes her a world star. In 2005, during her trip to Vienna, Patti Smith is seated opposite Helene Hegemann, a writer-to-be, and both keep silent for three quarters of an hour. At that time, Patti is eighty years old, while Helene has not even turned fourteen. In 2021, Hegemann writes a book about this get-together: a confession of love to her deceased mother. The production Because the Night recounts the life of an extraordinary artist. It relates music, loss, memories, and the redemptive force of art.
Direction, set: Anne Sophie Domenz
Music: Romy Camerun, Maartje Teussink
Sound: Maartje Teussink
Dramaturgy: Jan Grosfeld
Lights: Daniel Thaden
Cast: Levin Hofmann, Shirin Eissa, Jorid Lukaczik, Romy Camerun, Christin Neddens, Oliver Spanuth, Lea Baciulis