Annemarie Schwarzenbach. Stationen einer Sehnsucht

The dramatic, short life of the Swiss author and world traveler.

EXPERIENCE | PERFORMATIVE

The short, dramatic life of the Swiss author Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908-1942) is marked by adventurous journeys all over the world, a passionate thirst for knowledge and her unreserved love for other women. She reacts intensively, sensitively and intelligently to the circumstances of her time, writes against fascism in Europe and fights against her sadness and addictions.

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For this portrait, Vera Bauer researched countless unpublished letters from the estate. In collaboration with the musician Jelena Goldzycher, she creates significant access to Annemarie Schwarzenbach, who, torn between the world of her traditional, conservative family of origin and the world of her 'adopted family' of Nobel Prize winner Thomas Mann, leads an unsettled life far from all conventions – courageous, free, ruthless with herself, at the same time deeply in need of love and, despite all her mental strength, inwardly fragile. In the midst of such tensions, Annemarie Schwarzenbach creates an extensive literary oeuvre of novellas and travel essays, which was honoured in May 2025 with inclusion in the UNESCO register 'Memory of the world'.

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The musically staged stage play portrays Annemarie Schwarzenbach's life in its splendour and abyss: a life plan that points far beyond its time; a fate that challenges, fascinates and moves.

Price: Reserved tickets must be picked up at least 15 minutes before the start of the event. In case of non-collection, the tickets will be charged.

Regular:
CHF 17.- Numbered seat
Reduced (members KP / Kulturgesellschaft Klosters / guest card):
CHF 15.- Numbered seat
Reduced (young audience up to 18 years / apprentices / students with ID / Kulturlegi):
CHF 10.- Seat numbered
Wheelchair user with accompaniment (regular):
CHF 15.- Numbered seat

Cast
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Vera Bauer Author & Speaker
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Jelena Goldzycher Composer & Musician
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Peter Schweiger Dramaturgical Collaboration
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Photo credits: zVg 2025, Walter & Konrad Feilchenfeldt / Courtesy Fotostiftung Schweiz

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