Martina Gedeck in Landshut: Reading from Christiane Hoffmann's story of escape
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Martina Gedeck reads Christiane Hoffmann's moving story of escape
When an actress lends her voice to a family story, a literary experience of special intensity is created: Martina Gedeck reads in the Redoutensaal of the Stadtsäle Bernlochner from Christiane Hoffmann's book Everything We Do Not Remember. On Foot Along My Father's Escape Route. The reading connects historical memory, personal exploration, and musical atmosphere.
A story between family memory and European past
Christiane Hoffmann's father fled Silesia as a nine-year-old in early 1945. Decades later, the daughter follows his nearly 550-kilometer long escape route on foot. From this movement through landscapes, villages, and spaces of memory emerges a multifaceted narrative investigation into escape, displacement, and the aftermath of traumatic experiences in families.
The book intertwines family history with eyewitness accounts and encounters along the historical route. Its literary quality lies in the connection between documentary accuracy and personal reflection: The past does not appear as a completed era, but as a living experience that continues to resonate in language, memory, and family relationships.
Martina Gedeck's voice as a literary instrument
Martina Gedeck is one of the internationally successful German theater and film actresses. Her expressive voice, precise articulation, and ability to create psychological character portrayals give the reading a special linguistic presence. An intimate reading atmosphere is created in the Redoutensaal, where each passage becomes audible between silence, memory, and inner movement.
Reading with harp music
Susanne Kaiser accompanies the evening on the harp. The music provides a sonic counterpoint to the historical heaviness of the text and opens spaces for resonance and contemplation. Language and harp sound merge into a sensual dramaturgy that does not illustrate the literary theme but deepens it atmospherically.
An evening of the Landshuter Literature Days
The event takes place as part of the 23rd Landshuter Literature Days. For Martina Gedeck, the evening has a special local dimension: She spent her childhood in Landshut and experienced the city theater as an important personal inspiration. Thus, the reading connects literary discourse, cultural memory, and an immediate author encounter with a familiar city history.
Conclusion: Literature as audible memory
Visitors can expect a compelling reading about escape, origins, loss, and the power of memory. Martina Gedeck's voice, Christiane Hoffmann's literary exploration, and Susanne Kaiser's harp create an evening of high emotional and cultural density. Those who want to experience literature as a living encounter will find a reading in the Redoutensaal that resonates long afterwards.
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