Great Spirits at the ETA Hoffmann Theater: Literary haunting meets music
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When great spirits come alive on stage
At the ETA Hoffmann Theater Bamberg, a haunted house full of literary friction, black humor, and musical energy opens up. The ETA Show: Great Spirits by Daniel Seniuk brings together E.T.A. Hoffmann, Heinrich von Kleist, Mozart, and Donna Anna from Mozart's Don Giovanni in a bizarre yet poetic shared living space.
A ghostly flatshare with literary sparks
For centuries, E.T.A. Hoffmann and Heinrich von Kleist have been at literary odds. Mozart intervenes, Donna Anna continues to haunt the legendary visitors' box No. 23, and then a burned-out show host named ETA appears. From initial hostility emerges an unexpected commonality: whether dead or alive, all characters long to be understood.
Music as the key to dramaturgy
The production combines theater history, revue, and music into an unusual stage experience. Music becomes the dramaturgical key that dissolves the boundaries between present and past, comedy and melancholy, show and ghost hour. This creates a theater atmosphere where literary figures do not appear in a museum-like manner but struggle for their voice with great stage presence.
Scenography, video, and acting art
The set design by Anna Siegrot creates the visual framework for this dazzling ghost meeting. Video works by Alexander Drabusch and Lennart Peters expand the stage space, while the dramaturgy by Lea Mantel connects the historical motifs with a contemporary show form. Direction and concept are by Daniel Seniuk, who also performs on stage.
Hennie Gerdes, Avi Meyer, Laura Röseler, Daniel Seniuk, Stephan Ullrich, Luke Venatier, and Daniel Warland guide the audience through a production that balances literary haunting, musical revue, and grotesque comedy. The ensemble brings physical precision, comedic timing, and musical energy to the great spirits of the house.
Conclusion: An unusual theater evening in Bamberg
The ETA Show: Great Spirits turns the history of the ETA Hoffmann Theater into lively play material. Visitors can expect a humorous-musical evening featuring literary classics, historical figures, visual fantasy, and music that brings even the dead back to movement. Those who want to experience theater as a surprising interplay of acting art, dramaturgy, and atmosphere should discover this performance live.
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