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I’m A Stranger Here Myself

History

German Cabaret is one of the most characteristic and important cultural genres from between the two World Wars, emerging from the wellspring of Jewish culture. Politically insubordinate and satirical, Cabaret broke with the taboos of the Kaiser era, and in the process projected major artists onto the world stage.

I’m a Stranger Here Myself takes the music of two such artists  – composers Freidrich Hollaender and Kurt Weill, the former known chiefly for his songs sung by Marlene Dietrich, the latter for his legendary partnership with Bertold Brecht and his later time on Broadway.

I’m a Stranger Here Myself captures the vibrant atmosphere of 20′s and 30′s Berlin Cabaret through its rich and extraordinay musical output.

The show, developed by German Cabaret artist Antonia Schnauber and with new song arrangements by pianist Mark Troop, raises questions of identity and Heimat (homeland) that are as relevant today as they were then.

Story

I’m a Stranger Here Myself is the story of Marta, a young girl who arrives, wide-eyed, in the great metropolis of Berlin. She is swept up in a melting pot of dissolution and creativity, finding love, work and experience along the way. Her life is shattered by the increasing power of the newly arrived Nazi regime, and the show reflects her horror reflected through the redolent and moving music of the period, written by some of its greatest Cabaret composers.