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Juni-Briefe
Date details
- Date Thursday, 13/August/2026 19:00 bis 20:30 ( 1 more date )
- Venue Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
- Address Zwieseler Straße 4, 10318 Berlin-Lichtenberg
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Museum Karlshorst
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Köpenicker Allee
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Rheinpfalzallee
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Waldowallee
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Neuwieder Str.
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Kötztinger Str.
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Museum Karlshorst
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June Letters
Documentary theater with the Vajswerk investigative theater collective
To mark the 85th anniversary of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Berlin-Karlshorst Museum will once again present the documentary theater production “Juni-Briefe” by the Vajswerk research theater collective on August 13 and 14. Five years after its premiere and following guest performances in Weimar and at the Brandenburg State Parliament in Potsdam, the production returns to its place of origin.
The play is based on the special exhibition “1941. June Letters. Unread Field Mail from Kamianets-Podilskyi,” which uses authentic letters to shed light on the beginning of Germany’s war of annihilation against the Soviet Union from various perspectives. The production combines field post letters from Red Army soldiers with letters from residents of the Ukrainian city of Kamianets-Podilskyi. The documentary texts offer poignant insights into the hopes, fears, and experiences of people whose lives were fundamentally altered by the war.
In the museum garden and on the terrace of the Winter Garden, three actors lend their voices to the historical letters. The performance, featuring Laura Mitzkus, Charles Toulouse, and Manolo Palma, is accompanied musically by cellist Anton Peisakhov. Directed by Christian Tietz.
On event evenings, the museum is open until the event begins at 7 p.m.
By attending the event, you agree that photographs and video recordings in which you are visible as part of wide-angle shots may be used for the museum’s public relations purposes. Taking your own photos or videos (e.g., with a cell phone) is not permitted during the event. Accredited members of the press are exempt from this rule.Translated with DeepL
The play is based on the special exhibition “1941. June Letters. Unread Field Mail from Kamianets-Podilskyi,” which uses authentic letters to shed light on the beginning of Germany’s war of annihilation against the Soviet Union from various perspectives. The production combines field post letters from Red Army soldiers with letters from residents of the Ukrainian city of Kamianets-Podilskyi. The documentary texts offer poignant insights into the hopes, fears, and experiences of people whose lives were fundamentally altered by the war.
In the museum garden and on the terrace of the Winter Garden, three actors lend their voices to the historical letters. The performance, featuring Laura Mitzkus, Charles Toulouse, and Manolo Palma, is accompanied musically by cellist Anton Peisakhov. Directed by Christian Tietz.
On event evenings, the museum is open until the event begins at 7 p.m.
By attending the event, you agree that photographs and video recordings in which you are visible as part of wide-angle shots may be used for the museum’s public relations purposes. Taking your own photos or videos (e.g., with a cell phone) is not permitted during the event. Accredited members of the press are exempt from this rule.Translated with DeepL
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