ETA Show: Great Spirits bring the theater history of Bamberg to life
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When great spirits collide: ETA Show at the E.T.A. Hoffmann Theater
A haunted house becomes the stage for a humorous and musical encounter of literary and musical history: In the ETA Show, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Heinrich von Kleist, Mozart, and Donna Anna from Mozart's Don Giovanni meet a washed-up show host who nests in the involuntary communal life of the undead after a burnout.
A ghostly shared apartment with literary sparks
The dramaturgy of Great Spirits unfolds through friction, memory, and dark humor. E.T.A. Hoffmann and Heinrich von Kleist have been at each other's literary nerves for centuries, while Mozart and Donna Anna enrich the musical haunting with another sensually charged layer. The legendary foreign box No. 23 in the auditorium references Hoffmann's engagement with Don Juan and roots the production deeply in the history of the house.
Music as the language of understanding
The central insight of the stage action is simple yet touching: whether dead or alive, all characters seek understanding. Music becomes the connecting element as literary ghosts, opera characters, and a fatigued entertainer overcome their differences. Thus, the ETA Show combines acting, musical theater, and comedic timing into a distinctive stage experience.
Direction, design, and ensemble
Daniel Seniuk is responsible for direction and concept. Anna Siegrot designs the set, Alexander Drabusch and Lennart Peters develop the video elements, while Lea Mantel takes over the dramaturgy. On stage, there are Hennie Gerdes, Avi Meyer, Laura Röseler, Daniel Seniuk, Stephan Ullrich, Luke Venatier, and Daniel Warland. The interplay of acting, music, video projections, and theatrical atmosphere brings the historical ghosts of the E.T.A. Hoffmann Theater to immediate presence.
An evening between haunting, literature, and stage music
The production utilizes the special spirit of the place and transforms theater history into living present. Between literary sparring, musical moments, and grotesque comedy, a stage full of movement, surprising contrasts, and sensual tension arises. The audience experiences a show that does not display cultural history in a museum-like fashion, but playfully brings it to life.
Conclusion: Ghosts that remain
The ETA Show: Great Spirits promises a theater evening where literature, opera, music, and comedy intertwine. Those who wish to experience the E.T.A. Hoffmann Theater as a haunted house of the great arts will find here an unusual invitation: be live there when past voices become audible again.
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