During a demonstration in West Berlin on June 2, 1967, police officer Karl-Heinz Kurras killed the student Benno Ohnesorg with a shot to the head. The performative live audio walk "The Kurras Complex" traces the original sites of the event that shook the cornerstones of the Federal Republic. During the immersive tour, participants are transported via headphones into the atmosphere of the political instability of the time. Near the Deutsche Oper Berlin, fragments from historical documents on Ohnesorg's death are heard. Two historians comment on the dialogues brought to life by the actors: they provide an incentive to think about the causes of protest, radicalization and state violence. We sense a clash of generations, in a field of tension between old and new order.
DER KURRAS-KOMPLEX is a production of Historikerlabor e.V. and is presented by TATWERK | Performative Forschung. The project is part of the initiative DRAUSSENSTADT, funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and the Foundation for Cultural Education and Cultural Consulting. Media partner is taz - die tageszeitung.
Further informations (in German): www.kurraskomplex.de
Dates
22 September 2023 | 5 p.m.
23 September 2023 | 2 and 5 p.m.
24 September 2023 | 2 and 5 p.m.
29 September 2023 | 5 p.m.
1 October 2023 | 5 p.m.
2 October 2023 | 5 p.m.
3 October 2023 | 2 and 5 p.m.
Meeting point: Shakespeareplatz, 10627 Berlin (U Deutsche Oper)
In German.
Performance duration approx. 70 minutes.
Admission: 30 minutes before the performance
Free admission: Participation in the audio walks is free of charge as part of the DRAUSSENSTADT initiative.
The number of places is limited, ticket reservation is mandatory!
For the performances on Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., free childcare will be provided for children ages 5 and up at a nearby playground. Registration:
On September 24, the 2 p.m. performance will feature live audio description. Registration:
Following the performance on 23 September at 5 p.m.: Audience discussion as part of the program of Theaterscoutings Berlin.
The performances will be followed by discussions with contemporary witnesses, historians and police experts, such as Elisabeth Schmidt,(contemporary witness and former member of the PDS state parliament), Meinhard Schröder, (contemporary witness ) ,Christiane Howe (sociologist) , and Beate Niemann, contemporary witness and member of Historikerlabor e.V. Detailed information on the program: www.kurraskomplex.de/nachgespräche
ACCESSIBILITY
For the Live-Audio-Walk we provide the audience with suitable headphones with the option of individual volume control.
During the performance a distance of approx. 800m is covered. The individual sections are a maximum of 200m long. There are not always seats at the individual stations. If you have special needs, please contact us at .
The event is suitable for wheelchair users. A disability-friendly toilet can be used in the restaurant of the Deutsche Oper.