Memento mori in Bielefeld: Fairytales as shining companions
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Memento mori: Fairytales guard the light of life
When everyday life comes to a standstill for a moment, fairytales open a special space for memory, comfort, and joy of life. The event Memento mori invites you on October 16, 2026, in Bielefeld to engage with the big questions of existence and sharpen your perspective on transience, farewells, and the art of living.
Art of storytelling between life and death
Under the poetic guiding thought Guarding the light of life with fairytales, storyteller Monika Gehle leads through stories whose images are deeply rooted in cultural memory. Fairytales speak of new beginnings, trials, loss, and transformation. In their symbolic dramaturgy, there is a quiet wisdom that encourages one to perceive every moment more consciously and to view death not as a taboo but as a part of life.
A special theatrical atmosphere
The stage and storytelling event unfolds in the space for farewell and remembrance of the funeral directors Noller + Ziebell. This unusual venue shapes the stage experience with a concentrated, thoughtful atmosphere. Voice, pauses, and inner images come to the forefront; the performance gains its impact from the closeness between the storyteller and the audience.
Monochord and voice as a sound resonance space
Susanne Weiß musically accompanies the storytelling with monochord and voice. The floating sounds give the fairytales an almost transcendent acoustic and create a space for reverberation between the words. In this combination of art of storytelling, sound, and conscious silence, the production acquires a meditative quality without losing its theatrical tension.
Dramaturgy of encouragement
The event is part of the week of mental health in Bielefeld. Its dramaturgy combines the confrontation with finitude with a life-affirming message: Those who guard their own light like a treasure direct their gaze toward what supports, nourishes, and strengthens them internally. The audience does not expect a gloomy remembrance of the dead, but a sensitive stage experience about courage for life, care, and the power of shared stories.
Conclusion: Fairytales as inner companions
Memento mori promises an evening where acting art, storytelling tradition, and musical sound poetry enter into conversation. Those seeking the theatrical atmosphere of an intimate storytelling evening and wish to embark on a sensory journey between memory and joy of life will experience a special moment of pausing in Bielefeld.
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