Poetry meets pandemic
Poesie trifft Pandemie was a free offer for anyone who needed more poetry in everyday life during the pandemic in Germany.
We had almost 500 poetic meetings on the phone in the period May 2020-April 2021.
There have been laughs and tears, we have talked to each other and sometimes we have been quiet together. We have had audiences from all over Germany aged 10-101. We have received an incredible amount of touching feedback. This work has enriched our artists, through personal, open, new encounters with each individual thanks to the power of poetry and the magic of presence.
Thank you so much for all your commitment, to everyone who has supported and recommended us!
We are grateful as well for all the attention in the media:
German television Das Erste had us on their show “Live after Nine”. We were also part of radioshows on SWR4 and local radio at Freiburg.
Quotes from our listeners:
- "You get a break for a short moment and immerse yourself in another world. That's very nice and feels good!"
- "Of all the things I will remember from this pandemic at the end of my life, this will be by far the most beautiful thing."
- "It was a very intimate moment, right into the heart, and with it an appropriate closeness that reminded us of what is missing these days."
- "At the beginning of the text, I felt tears in my eyes because the text reminded me of someone who is going through exactly the same thing as described. I will get in touch with them tomorrow."
- "That was the highlight of my day."
- "I don't want to say much. I'm just very touched and grateful for the reading."
- "I really miss going to readings at the moment. To have such a fantastic text read to me by a foreign voice was wonderful and very stimulating. Thank you!"
- "Listening to your voice and this story calmed me down, like only meditation does, usually."
- "Thank you very much for taking this time today."
Created by and featuring Ann Sam Bell artists:
Nelly Winterhalder – playwright and director
Nelly is a playwright, director and translator. Her works have been performed in Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Nicaragua.
Philipp Nägele – actor and producer
Philipp Nägele works as an actor and theatre educator with performances for children and adults. He has produced and set up a number of productions and lives in Freiburg.
Sabine Flack – actress
Sabine Flack has been working as an actor for 20 years, both for theatre (Schauspiel Köln, Theater Bonn, Stadttheater Dortmund, Schauspielhaus Wuppertal) and TV.
Supported by Stiftung Sparkasse Freiburg-Nördlicher Breisgau and Kulturamt Stadt Freiburg as well as many listeners.
