BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T020000 RDATE:20250330T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T020000 RDATE:20260329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T020000 RDATE:20270328T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20271031T020000 RDATE:20280326T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20281029T020000 RDATE:20290325T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20291028T020000 RDATE:20300331T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20301027T020000 RDATE:20310330T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20311026T020000 RDATE:20320328T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20321031T020000 RDATE:20330327T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20331030T020000 RDATE:20340326T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20341029T020000 RDATE:20350325T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20351028T020000 RDATE:20360330T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20361026T020000 RDATE:20370329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240416T191500 RDATE:20241027T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T030000 RDATE:20251026T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000 RDATE:20261025T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270328T030000 RDATE:20271031T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20280326T030000 RDATE:20281029T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20290325T030000 RDATE:20291028T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20300331T030000 RDATE:20301027T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20310330T030000 RDATE:20311026T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20320328T030000 RDATE:20321031T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20330327T030000 RDATE:20331030T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20340326T030000 RDATE:20341029T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20350325T030000 RDATE:20351028T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20360330T030000 RDATE:20361026T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:Europe/Berlin CEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4516b3496b4bc9000535bd25cc74065d CATEGORIES:AWCH Calendar CREATED:20250313T180218 SUMMARY:Book Club: "The House of Bernarda Alba" LOCATION:Holly’s home\, Goldbachstr. 9b\, Hamburg-Altona DESCRIPTION:This month we will be reading\nThe House of Bernarda Alba by Federico Garci a Lorca \n\n \n“There are eight years of mourning ahead of us. While it las ts not even the wind will get into this house.” \nThe House of Bernarda Alb a is a masterpiece by the renowned Spanish playwright Federico García Lorca , delving into the depths of desire and oppression through an intense and e motionally charged story. The play unfolds in Southern Spain, within a trad itional, rural setting where a widowed mother dictates the rules of her hou sehold with an iron fist, strictly controlling her five daughters.\n"Follow ing the death of her second husband, Bernarda Alba declares an eight-year m ourning period, imposing an oppressive atmosphere of sadness and isolation in the house. Her decision not only limits her daughters' interactions with the outside world but also suppresses their desires and longings, creating a tension that unfolds throughout the play.” (Good Reads)\nThe shown Engli sh version of The House of Bernarda Alba, published in the Nick Hern Books  Drama Classics series, is translated and introduced by Jo Clifford, and als o contains a chronology and suggestions for further reading. There are seve ral other editions of this play available.\nNick Hern Books, 112 pages, 201 2 edition (first published in 1936)\n \nEXTRA ACTIVITY\n\nTo augment your r eading, you are invited to join us for a highly praised performance of Bern arda Albas Haus in German at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus ( (https://schaus pielhaus.de/stuecke/bernarda-albas-haus)https://schauspielhaus.de/stuecke/b ernarda-albas-haus (https://schauspielhaus.de/stuecke/bernarda-albas-haus)) on May 8, 2025. Directed by Katie Mitchell, an English director who doesn’ t speak German yet has been very successful in German theaters, this produc tion is based on Alice Birch’s new English version, which premiered at the National Theatre, London in 2023. A special edition of Birch's adaptation, as well as an online screening from the National Theatre, is available.\nTh ere are only a very few tickets left for the Detusches Schauspielhaus perfo rmance on May 8. Carol S. has purchased several tickets for the group in ro ws 11 and 6 (2nd best price class €48 and €52). If you would like one of th ese tickets, please contact her.\nWe hope you can join us to discuss this e xtraordinary masterpiece.\n \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This month we will be reading

The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico Ga rcia Lorca 

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“The re are eight years of mourning ahead of us. While it lasts not even the win d will get into this house.” 

The House of Bernarda Alba is a masterpiece by the reno wned Spanish playwright Federico García Lorca, delving into the depths of d esire and oppression through an intense and emotionally charged story. The play unfolds in Southern Spain, within a traditional, rural setting where a widowed mother dictates the rules of her household with an iron fist, stri ctly controlling her five daughters.

"Follo wing the death of her second husband, Bernarda Alba declares an eight-year mourning period, imposing an oppressive atmosphere of sadness and isolation in the house. Her decision not only limits her daughters' interactions wit h the outside world but also suppresses their desires and longings, creatin g a tension that unfolds throughout the play.” (Good Reads)

The shown English version of The House of Bernard a Alba, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics& nbsp;series, is translated and introduced by Jo Clifford, and also contains a chronology and suggestions for further reading. There are several other editions of this play available.

Nick Hern Books, 112 pages, 2012 edi tion (first published in 1936)

 

EXTRA ACTIVITY

Schauspiel

To augment your reading, y ou are invited to join us for a highly praised performance of Bern arda Albas Haus in German at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus (https://schauspielhaus.d e/stuecke/bernarda-albas-haus) on May 8, 2025. Di rected by Katie Mitchell, an English director who doesn’t speak German yet has been very successful in German theaters, this production is based on Al ice Birch’s new English version, which premiered at the National Theatre, L ondon in 2023. A special edition of Birch's adaptation, as well as an onlin e screening from the National Theatre, is available.

There are only a very few tickets left for the Detusches Schauspielhaus performance on May 8. Carol S. has purchased several tickets for the group in rows 11 and 6 (2 nd best price class €48 and €52). If you would like one of these tickets, p lease contact her.

We hope you can join us to discuss this extraordin ary masterpiece.

 

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