Mascha-Kaléko-evening
Playfulness, satirical bite, linguistic wit, fragility, charm, social commentary – Mascha Kaléko's verses are timeless and unique. They reflect the poet's life, which is emblematic of diaspora, uprooting, and enforced homelessness: birth in Galicia, flight to Germany/Berlin, expulsion from Germany/Berlin, "speechlessness" in America, return to Berlin, where she no longer recognizes her adopted home, isolation and renewed speechlessness in Israel, finally the pain of the deaths of her son and husband, and her own death in Switzerland.
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Mascha Kaléko
A journey through the life and poetry of the lyricist. Judith Kessler as narrator and Jan Gerdes at the piano with pieces by Szymanowski, Shlonsky, Schulhoff, Trefousse, Chopin, Silvestrov, and Gerdes.
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Participating artists
Judith Kessler
Jan Gerdes
Dates
April 2026
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