Der Untergang der Nibelungen - The Beauty Of Revenge

Theatre performance Der Untergang der Nibelungen - The Beauty Of Revenge by Sebastian Nübling and Gorki Theater after Die Nibelungen by Friedrich Hebbel. Programmed in Holland Festival 2015.
The Nibelungen were the keepers of a treasure which bestowed unparallelled powers and riches on them. In the Middle High German Nibelungenlied it is written how in a whirlwind of boundless passion – love, hate, greed and revenge – they destroy each other, and the treasure.
In their contemporary version of Friedrich Hebbel’s mid 19th century revenge tragedy which he based on the medieval epic, director Sebastian Nübling and the actors of Gorki (German Theatre of the Year award 2014) catapult the story into our modern times. Now the world is not dominated with swords or tanks, but with the strength of its economy, the power of its technology and the success of its car industry. And so we are confronted with Germany relentlessly racing towards the next catastrophe in its ill-fateful history.