Additional titles
The Town Musicians of Bremen

Dated
Date of origin: ca. 1986

Geographical reference
Place of origin: Germany / Berlin

Material / technique
Photographic paper, printed

Dimensions
Object dimension: 18 x 24 cm
Weight: ca. 10 g

Acquisition note
Mailing Günther Lindner 1988

Creditline
KOLK 17 Figurentheater & Museum, Lübeck

Inventory no.
A022191

Keywords
Europe Fairy tale Manipulation from below Animal German Democratic Republic (1949-1990)

Object description
The black and white photo shows a shadow theatre production of the play ‘The Town Musicians of Bremen’. The actors can be seen at the bottom of the photo. The play was performed by Theater Zinnober from 1986 and was described by them as follows: "A classic of the theatre o.N. | Zinnober, which is still relevant today. Four set out to escape their fate, and through togetherness they find new courage and meaning in life. (...) This is how the well-known fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm is told here - with figures, their own hands, light and shadow, live music and sounds..." The theatre was the first independent theatre in the GDR. (17.04.2025 MP)

Object history
The scene photo of the shadow play 'The Town Musicians of Bremen' was sent to the TheaterFigurenMuseum by post by Günther Lindner in 1988. (24.11.2024 MP)