Bär. Ein Zeitzeuge erzählt

Nach den Lebenserinnerungen von Irene Grumach-Shirun, aufgeschrieben von Jill Levenfeld

Bär. Ein Zeitzeuge erzählt

Bärchen, nicknamed “Bär,” is a teddy bear over 100 years old. His eyes have seen a lot. He was there during some very beautiful moments, but also during some very terrible ones—for example, when the walls shook from the bombs. Or when Irene’s grandmother was deported. Until now, Bär has preferred to avoid these memories. Now, he joins us in entering rooms that have long been locked away, where key moments in his life are brought back to life through shadow play and sound. A documentary theater piece about the life of a Jewish child under the Nazi dictatorship, told from the perspective of a teddy bear. 

Concept, Performance: Josephine Hock
Director: Hannes Kapsch
Concept, Set Design, Costumes: Luise Ehrenwerth
Sound: Sebastian Schlemminger
Puppet Design: Verena Waldmüller
Dramaturgy: Tim Sandweg
Consultant on Anti-Semitism: Juliette Brungs
Lighting Design: Werner Wallner
Venue: GRIPS Podewil am Alex 

Winner of the 2025 IKARUS Expert Jury Award in the Children’s Theater category. 

Supported by: Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion

Next date:

• Date Monday, 09/November/2026 10:00 bis 11:00 ( 2 more dates )
• Venue Grips Theater im Podewil
• Address Klosterstraße 68, 10179 Berlin-Mitte