Hamburg: City of Music III

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When house walls begin to tell stories and the harbor becomes a stage

Amid the wind, waves, and fading murals, a musical theater performance in a public space awaits you. Along the FrauenFreiluftGalerie on Große Elbstraße, you’ll experience the stories of women who have shaped the Port of Hamburg through their work, their sweat and fighting spirit, their passion, and their connection to the water.

Together with Captain Awa (Rita Rolo Morais), the locally rooted tour guide Nora (Nadja Gebril), and musicians from the Hamburg University of Music and Drama, the urban space is transformed into an artistic setting and becomes a walk-through production. Building facades, courtyards, and cobblestone streets become the stage for a performance that blurs the lines between poetry and reality—a place where the past and present converge. Join the characters and the ensemble as you follow the traces of a fascinating harbor world, whose stories seem to be fading in many places—and rediscover its power and beauty.
The murals, which once brought color to everyday life, are brought back to life through music, text, and performance. We invite you to see the harbor in a new light—as a living space of memory, full of stories, images, and encounters.

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https://pretix.eu/ligetizentrum/musikstadt3/5060187/
The event will take place even if it rains.

The works were created as part of the ligeti zentrum’s “Musikstadt Hamburg” project and demonstrate how contemporary music theater can make urban spaces audible and tangible in new ways.

Event Schedule
September 23, 7:30 p.m. Musikstadt I + II
September 24, 7:30 p.m. Musikstadt I + II
September 26, 2:00 p.m. *Musikstadt III*
September 27, 10:30 a.m. Musikstadt III
September 27, 2:00 p.m. Musikstadt III