Farewell to Brigitte Heusinger: The last curtain for the Bremen theater icon!

Farewell to Brigitte Heusinger: The last curtain for the Bremen theater icon!

It is a moving moment at the Bremen Theater: Brigitte Heusinger, who has been acting as a senior music theater dramaturge since the 2018/19 season, says goodbye to her post. The 65-year-old Bremener experienced a lot in her career and set numerous milestones. Before she came to Bremen, she was a deputy director in Lucerne and worked as a dramaturge in cities such as Frankfurt, Neustrelitz, Linz and Basel, such as the Weser-Kurier informed.

Heusinger's last big task at the Bremen Theater is the punkoper "Oper Otze Axt", which will be performed on July 4th, 5th and 6th. This production is part of the Noperas music theater series!, Which was launched in 2020. "Opera Otze Axt" tells the tragic and unconventional life story of Dieter "Otze" Ehrlich, the band leader of the GDR punk band mucus. The band appeared in a church context and was spied on by the authorities, which finally led to prison stays. In a turn of fate, he was even released after his detention after he agreed to work as a spy. The modern topics of decomposition and the lack of emotional redemption go through the narrative of the opera, which the Artistic group third degeneration east

A look at the staging

The musical composition comes from Richard Grimm and is presented under the direction of Romy Dins and Frithjof Gawenda. The opera combines elements of punk with traditional opera music, live sound design and an ensemble made of strings and push. The experimental and non-linear narrative style of the Noperas! Series enables the life of a protagonist to sketch both the decomposition of the GDR and the social turn after the fall of the Berlin Wall. But the exemption does not result in redemption for Ottze, but shows other invisible walls.

Heusinger leaves the theater with a wistful but also relieved feeling. However, it will remain active after her retirement by looking after the staging of Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" in March 2026. Her passions for theater and working with young talents remain unbroken, especially through their commitment to "Seniors in School".

Farewell to emotions

"Opera Otze Axt" is not only the conclusion of Heusinger's term of office, but also an important project that creates the cultural and social upheavals of the GDR in a creative way. The performances of "Opera Otze Axt" are part of a series that dives deep into the past of the former GDR when the theater was very important in the life of the citizens and was an instrument for the formation of the socialist personality. The Zeitklicks that in the GDR was not only political, but also reflected the life realities of the people.

Heusinger's passion for the theater was not only shown in their productions - their favorite staging at the Bremen Theater was "La Bohème" while they "waves" and "No Rain!" found it particularly challenging. The news of the death of long -time theater colleague Michael Börgerding gave her a difficult impression. Heusinger can look back on a fulfilled career in which she not only worked artistically, but also touched the lives of many people.