In a loose set of cabaret pieces, Steffen Mensching and Hans-Eckardt Wenzel – highly acclaimed East German poets, songwriters and clowns – satirize East German life in its final days and the arrival of new times after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The clowns are allowed to leave prison to sing for people outside. As they perform their pieces, however, the country sinks into rebellion, the prison is attacked and looted, and the people chase the clowns away. Latest from the Da-Da-R was the first film made by an artistic production group that had fought for independence within the structures of the state-owned DEFA film studio for years. “Da-Da-R” is a wordplay on the irreverent Dada art movement of the 1920s and the German acronym for East Germany- the DDR.
Category: Music
Music
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Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
After her boyfriend ends their relationship, the dreamself of a heartbroken woman floats through the air over an industrial wasteland singing ballads of love.
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Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
Worse than having your glove stolen, worse than Chinese water torture, even worse than the earth spinning off its axis and careening into Mars, your mom enrolls you in Marilyn Hotchkiss’ program. Not only do we have to wear a tie and jacket, but you have to be polite… and dance… with girls! What Steve and Peter didn’t know was that this was to become the biggest day in their lives, because, for the first time, they were about to like girls…
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The Black Rider
Inspired by the German folktale, Wilhelm, a file clerk, falls in love with a huntsman’s daughter. In order to marry, Wilhelm must prove his worth as a hunter and gain her father’s approval. Naive and desperate, he makes a deal with a devil named Pegleg.
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Night of 100 Stars III
A celebrity benefit for The Actors’ Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
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The Bogeyman
A play about a guy called Mahrous who suffers from the inability to consummate his marriage due to the lack of an apartment. He meets a janitor in a building named Thabet by chance who offers an apartment for rent for a very small amount but with a high brokerage. Mahrous cannot back down despite knowing that it is inhabited by demons, after he signed the contract and paid the brokerage. So what will he do?
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Mister Perrichon’s Trip
Monsieur Perrichon, a rich coachbuilder by profession, is an honest but vain member of the bourgeoisie who decides to take a pleasure trip in the company of his wife Caroline and his daughter Henrietta. The family, deciding on a train journey to the Swiss Alps, arrive at Gare de Lyon in Paris where they happen upon two young suitors, both with the same goal of marrying Henrietta. Over the course of the journey, the two men are involved in an honorable but fierce struggle for the young lady’s hand in marriage.