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Ben Becker - Todesduell I LIVE in Berlin
Event by: MSK Meistersinger, Ben Becker
Location: Berlin Cathedral, Am Lustgarten, Berlin - Mitte
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As in his groundbreaking examination of "Judas", which began in the Berlin Cathedral and thrilled over a quarter of a million spectators in an unprecedented series of performances, Ben Becker's "Death Duel" is concerned with the final questions. “Death Duel” goes one step further: it is the fight against prejudices about death and for a changed view of the meaning of life.
“Death Duel” is perhaps the most famous sermon delivered in the world by the eloquent metaphysical poet John Donne, in the presence of King Charles I in 1631. These are John Donne's last publicly spoken words before his death and eternal silence. Marked by serious illness, he, the poet and preacher from St. Paul's in London, describes life as a duel with death, achieving a depth and urgency that goes beyond any sermon. His text is an explosion. True, shocking, merciless in its view of the transience of life and at the same time full of strength and hope that transcends death. In John Donne's “Duel of Death,” life wins.
You have to live through this duel of death to give it a voice. The depth of this text does not forgive anyone who does not know what they are talking about. Ben Becker not only knows it, he can also bring the duel to life. He is this explosion, not only in terms of his acting, but also and above all in his existential devotion to thought.
Like Ben Becker's “Judas” at the time, the world premiere of “Death Duel” takes place in the Berlin Cathedral - the Partner church of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, the former place of work of John Donne, where his monument still exists today.
“Death Duel” is perhaps the most famous sermon delivered in the world by the eloquent metaphysical poet John Donne, in the presence of King Charles I in 1631. These are John Donne's last publicly spoken words before his death and eternal silence. Marked by serious illness, he, the poet and preacher from St. Paul's in London, describes life as a duel with death, achieving a depth and urgency that goes beyond any sermon. His text is an explosion. True, shocking, merciless in its view of the transience of life and at the same time full of strength and hope that transcends death. In John Donne's “Duel of Death,” life wins.
You have to live through this duel of death to give it a voice. The depth of this text does not forgive anyone who does not know what they are talking about. Ben Becker not only knows it, he can also bring the duel to life. He is this explosion, not only in terms of his acting, but also and above all in his existential devotion to thought.
Like Ben Becker's “Judas” at the time, the world premiere of “Death Duel” takes place in the Berlin Cathedral - the Partner church of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, the former place of work of John Donne, where his monument still exists today.