Erinnerung eines Mädchens

Decades later, the author Ernaux looks back on her young self in her writing. In vivid language, she describes a state of turmoil: on the one hand, there are the expectations of her social environment and social norms, on the other, the fear of being hurt and the desire for acceptance. Her autobiographical memories of “the girl” make the events of “back then” emotionally accessible and at the same time enable reflection: from a distance, the recognition of the night at the vacation camp as an experience of sexual violence becomes bearable and the associated interplay of power, exclusion and shame becomes recognizable.

The precise observations of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux illustrate the complex connection between memory and identity and encourage the examination of sexual socialization and self-empowerment. The two ensemble members Anna Klimovitskaya and Dominik Puhl follow this trail in their first joint project as actress and director. They develop their stage version as a monologue and emphasize its transferability to general female experiences during adolescence.