In 1901, the furnaces at the world\u2019s largest glassworks in Gerresheim were on the verge of being shut down: the workers were on strike for better pay and dignity, whilst others profited from their ownership of the factory. At the heart of *Tage aus Glas* are Bille, the daughter of a glassworker, and Leonie, the daughter of the factory doctor. Their different worlds reflect the class divisions of the time. The new production by the theatre collective Pi\u00e8rre.Vers, led by director Christof Seeger-Zurm\u00fchlen, links the history of the Gerresheim strike with contemporary issues of social participation, ownership structures and class struggles, as seen through the eyes of the two women. The play takes the audience on a journey through time around the site of the former glassworks, an industrial wasteland caught between the past and the future. Amidst listed brick buildings, open spaces and new construction projects, the stories of Bille, Leonie and the glassworks \u2013 which still shapes Gerresheim \u2013 intertwine. In an age of economic growth pressures, digitalisation and technological transformation, how has the relationship changed between those who live from wage labour and those who profit from wealth? The literary basis for the theatre tour \u2018Tage aus Glas\u2019 is the eponymous debut novel by Dorothee Krings, published in 2025 by HarperCollins.<\/p>\n
The Pi\u00e8rre.Vers theatre collective from D\u00fcsseldorf is one of the most renowned independent theatre groups in the country and is known beyond the borders of North Rhine-Westphalia for its documentary theatre. The group develops immersive projects in public spaces or at historically significant locations, where issues relevant to global society are explored using the city as a microcosm.<\/p>\n
In her debut novel *Tage aus Glas*, Dorothee Krings (born in M\u00f6nchengladbach in 1973) combines historical research with a multi-layered narrative exploring class, background and self-determination.<\/p>\n
A production by the Theatre Collective Pi\u00e8rre. A co-production with the asphalt Festival and the D\u00fcsseldorfFestival, supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the City of D\u00fcsseldorf, the Art and Culture Foundation of Stadtsparkasse D\u00fcsseldorf, the D\u00fcsseldorf Community Foundation, the Sparkassenstiftung Rheinland and the van Meeteren Foundation, with the kind permission of HarperCollins Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg<\/p>\n
With Blanka Winkler, Anna Tabea Stockbr\u00fcgger, Justus Rosenkranz, Julia Dillmann and Alexander Steindorf<\/p>\n
Direction and concept: Christof Seeger-Zurm\u00fchlen
\nSet and costume design: Susanne Hoffmann
\nDramaturgy, adaptation: Leonie Ute Maria Adam
\nComposition and sound design: Bojan Vuleti\u0107
\nSound: Sandra Zawada, Benjam\u00edn Herrera
\nAssistant director: Mika Ludwig
\nTechnical support: Halgir Abdulkareem
\nProduction manager: Melissa M\u00fcller<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12353,"template":"","genre":[],"state":[153],"class_list":["post-12450","veranstaltung","type-veranstaltung","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","state-current"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n