Live from Bützow – 29 October 2026, 8:00 p.m. CET
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„Wie ein dumpfer Traum, der die Seele schreckt“
History and poems – hidden in straw
This musical reading centres on poems and compositions by Meta Kluge. She created them while imprisoned in the women’s prison at Bützow-Dreibergen in East Germany (GDR).
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, her words and music will be presented at the Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium in Bützow. The Arnold-Liebster Foundation will livestream the event.
Participants
- Falk Bersch and Dr. Hans Hesse
- Miriam Molitor and Daniela Thomas
- Kammerorchester der Freunde Theokratischer Musik e. V.
Freedom of belief and remembrance
The reading is part of the 22nd Bützow Forum on coming to terms with the GDR past. This year’s forum explores the theme “Freedom of belief? The persecution of religious minorities in the GDR”.
It also accompanies the exhibition “Banned and persecuted – Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ravensbrück concentration camp and in GDR prisons”, on display at the Krummes Haus in Bützow from 29 October 2026 to 29 January 2027.
Information to share
The flyer and programme contain full details of the reading and related events. The original documents are in German.
Translated from German using AI.
