BEAR. A contemporary witness tells

Little Bear, nicknamed “Bear”, is a teddy and over 100 years old. His eyes have already seen a lot. He was there in very nice but also very bad moments, for example when the walls were shaking due to the bombs. Or when Irene's grandmother was deported. So far, Bär has preferred to avoid these memories. He is now entering long-closed rooms with us, in which important stages of his biography with shadow play and sound come alive again. A documentary theatre about the life of a Jewish child under the Nazi dictatorship, told from the perspective of a teddy bear.

Concept, performance Josephine Hock
Director Hannes Kapsch
Concept, scenography, costumes Luise Ehrenwerth
Sound Sebastian Schlemminger
Verena Waldmüller doll house
Dramaturgy Tim Sandweg
Anti-Semitism critical advice Juliette Brungs
Light design Werner Wallner
Preparation of accompanying material by Iven Hoppe
Location GRIPS Podewil am Alex

Support material for class 3+4
Supporting material for class 5+6

Awarded the IKARUS Expert Jury Prize 2025 in the Children's Theatre category.

Funded by: Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion