The Day My Mother Went Crazy at the Kleinestheater Landshut

An intense dance theater about war, memory, and family wounds

With The Day My Mother Went Crazy, the small theater – KAMMERSPIELE Landshut presents a dance theater on June 6, 2026, that immediately connects physical presence and emotional upheaval. The source material by Tijan Sila tells the story of a Bosnian family whose life is shaped by the aftermath of the war; the text was awarded the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in 2024. ([kleinestheater-kammerspielelandshut.de](https://www.kleinestheater-kammerspielelandshut.de/spieltermine/))

When the body tells what words can scarcely carry

The piece centers on a family's fate, where trauma does not remain abstract but is visible through gestures, stillness, and inner fragility. The mother struggles with the consequences of her emotional injury, the father retreats into silence, and the son has built his own life. In the context of dance theater, this story gains a particular intensity: movement replaces explanation, tension arises from breath, glances, and the conflict between closeness and distance. The underlying text describes the lasting effects of siege, flight, and psychological overload; the jury particularly emphasized the narrative coherence and the connection between trauma and migration history. ([br.de](https://www.br.de/radio/bayern2/sendungen/radiotexte/ingeborg-bachmann-preis-tijan-sila-100.html?utm_source=openai))

A material that gets under the skin

Tijan Sila's text portrays a family in which the past is not past. This makes the evening a concentrated stage experience for the audience: no loud display of pain, but a dense theatrical atmosphere where every movement, every pause, and every shaft of light carries meaning. Such source materials thrive in theater through direction, choreographic approach, and the art of acting or the precision of dance that makes inner states visible. The small theater is known for its immediate, emotional playing style and has made a name for itself as a repertoire house for modern and emotional classic productions. ([landshut.de](https://landshut.de/node/463?utm_source=openai))

The frame: compact, close, compelling

Performances will take place at the small theater – KAMMERSPIELE Landshut at Bauhofstraße 1, a venue of manageable size and direct proximity to the audience. The directions are well described, parking is available, as well as bus connections from the main train station. This allows visitors to experience an evening that works not through distance but through immediacy. ([kleinestheater-kammerspielelandshut.de](https://www.kleinestheater-kammerspielelandshut.de/anfahrt/))

Conclusion

Those who attend this dance theater will not experience a superficial theater evening but an artistically concentrated engagement with war experience, family ties, and psychological vulnerability. The Day My Mother Went Crazy promises intense images, strong emotions, and a performance that reverberates long after. An event for all who want to experience theater not just visually but physically. ([kleinestheater-kammerspielelandshut.de](https://www.kleinestheater-kammerspielelandshut.de/spieltermine/))

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Sources:

• kleines theater – Performance Dates
• kleines theater – Directions
• kleines theater – Prices
• kleines theater – Homepage
• BR Bayern 2 – Tijan Sila: The Day My Mother Went Crazy
• ORF Bachmann Prize – Bachmann Prize Winner Tijan Sila
• ORF Bachmann Prize – Jury Discussion Tijan Sila
• City of Landshut – kleinest theater – KAMMERSPIELE Landshut