Herbert
Mark Christoph Klee is exploring the the queer biography of his great-granduncle who was imprisoned under paragraph 175 during the Nazi dictatorship
2025
In "Herbert", Mark Christoph Klee examines the biography of his gay great-grand-uncle (1924 - 2012), who was imprisoned under Paragraph 175 during the Nazi dictatorship. Using historical facts about Germany's homophobic history, queer music from the 50s and 60s and archive material from his family, Klee draws parallels between his life as a homosexual man today and that of Herbert back then. The intimate scenes of text and movement speak of experiences of discrimination, allowing space for anger, sadness but also for queer joy. "Herbert" makes it emotionally tangible what democracy and diversity mean, how young and fragile rights are for queer people and how right-wing extremism today and then are similar.
2026
Aug. Kraków Dance Festival (PL)
2025
15.05. Theaterwerkstatt Pilkentafel Flensburg
16.05. Theaterwerkstatt Pilkentafel Flensburg
17.05. Theaterwerkstatt Pilkentafel Flensburg
22.05. Binär + X Festival / Theater im Werftpark Kiel
23.05. Binär + X Festival / Theater im Werftpark Kiel
24.05. Theaterwerkstatt Pilkentafel Flensburg
25.05. Theaterwerkstatt Pilkentafel Flensburg
26.09. SE KulturTage Bad Segeberg
29.10. Theaterlabor Bielefeld
20.11. Theater Itzehoe
2024
04.04. Theaterwerkstatt Pilkentafel Flensburg
05.04. Theaterwerkstatt Pilkentafel Flensburg
06.04. Theaterwerkstatt Pilkentafel Flensburg
01.11. Lichthof Theater Hamburg
02.11. Lichthof Theater Hamburg
2022
06.08. IMPULSTANZ Festival Vienna
10.09. Regionale 6 Festival Lübeck
Performance
Mark Christoph Klee
Dramaturgy
Angelique Willkie & Guy Cools
Artistic Collaboration
Coralie Merle & Jasiek Mischke
Thank you
Regine Schmidt, Harald Haaker, family Klee and family Horn.
"Herbert" was co-produced by Theaterschule Flensburg and Theaterwerkstatt Pilkentafel Flensburg. The research was made possible by the IMPULSTANZ Festival Vienna and the Schleswig-Holstein Cultural Foundation. The project was funded by the Ministry of the Interior, Municipal Affairs, Housing and Sport of the State of Schleswig-Holstein and the State Democracy Centre at the State Prevention Council of Schleswig-Holstein as well as the Ministry of General and Vocational Education, Science, Research and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein. Performances outside of Schleswig-Holstein are made possible by the Revival and Guest Performance Funding of the Dachverband freie darstellende Künste Hamburg, supported by funds from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Ministry of Culture and Media.
This publication does not represent an opinion of the Ministry of the Interior, Municipal Affairs, Housing and Sport of the State of Schleswig-Holstein and the State Democracy Centre at the State Prevention Council of Schleswig-Holstein. The author is responsible for the content of the statements made.
