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New York 1922. The grand, extravagant parties at the estate of Jay Gatsby are legendary. Glamour, beauty, and the ecstatic longing for happiness unite people in dance and champagne. Gatsby has learned to be everything the world demands of him, but the price for his performance is high. His artificial paradise is meant to impress his lost love, but soon his dream becomes an illusion – and Gatsby must realize that true dreams cannot be fulfilled with money. THE GREAT GATSBY is considered a symbol of the failed "American Dream".

In Ströbitz, Fitzgerald's novel is complemented by poetic material. The poems from the pen of contemporary lyricist Ocean Vuong expand the narrative to include the realm of unspeakable longings and subconscious desires and fears. The poetic, ambivalent, and artificial language enriches Fitzgerald's pragmatic everyday language, which he gave to his characters overflowing with dull boredom.

The musician Thorsten Drücker, together with the singing acting ensemble, creates the musical world for the production, blending the music of the 1920s, contemporary pop, hit songs, and the evergreens of the 80s and 90s.

With authentic gin cocktails, champagne flutes, sequin dresses, and swinging hips along with well-oiled voices, the ensemble presents an evening on stage that gently questions what simmers beneath the surface while still bringing the glamour and elegance of the 1920s to Ströbitz.


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