A musical drama for the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe died in the summer of 1962 under unexplained circumstances. But her myth lives on and raises questions for us: why does this Norma Jean Baker, born exactly 100 years ago as an illegitimate child in Los Angeles, sound eternally seductive to our ears? How did she become the image for us that not only Warhol immortalized in countless colors?

If you take a closer look at this woman, behind the icon you will find a woman beyond the sexy dumb blonde cliché: she was Hollywood's first actress with her own production company, a jazz singer of remarkable presence, a resolute voice against racism. And a well-read, curious woman who wrote poetry in order to understand herself.

The Modern String Quartet approaches this truth with a sound that opens up layers. Poems from her notes, performed by Sophie von Kessel, unfold in unexpected musical lines and become living testimony to this special woman. Songs from Hollywood lose their varnished sheen and appear in new, surprising arrangements that bring the repressed out of the shadows. Husband Arthur Miller and the psychiatrist Dr. Greenson appear - also as sonic figures - embedded in the musical drama of Norma Jean are the great love songs of that era - Coltrane, Gershwin, Porter - which give us an idea of who Marilyn Monroe actually was - A Love Supreme. Happy Birthday, Marilyn!

Music: Modern String Quartet

Acting and singing: Sophie von Kessel

Text: Adrian Prechtel

Speaker: Martin Schülke

Scenario: Andreas Wiedermann

Admission 6:30 pm
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:15 pm

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