In their multimedia reading, Ann Esswein and Sebastian van Vugt take us back to the time of firsts, between the ages of 15 and 18, when everything changes, buzzes with excitement, feels exhausting and incredibly thrilling – all at the same time.
The air is thick with the scent of AXE Alaska and Impulse Vanilla, whilst the Anti-Shock Discman plays mix CDs of sad love songs that soothe those first broken hearts. It is also during this period that their novels “Jahre ohne Sprache” (Ecco) and “Die Zukunft hat Heimweh nach der Jugend” are set, from which they will be reading. It’s an evening serving as a visual, musical and literary flashback to the teenage years, featuring songs from the early 2000s. An evening about growing up. Personal, nostalgic and candid.
Reading in German.