In the outdoor walk performance PASSING, Israeli-German choreographer Smadar Goshen confronts her tragic family history in Germany in the 1940s. While grappling with a recent loss due to the events of October 7, 2023, she looks back on the past and asks what we can do today to prevent history from repeating itself.
The performance begins with a calm voice welcoming the audience through headphones as they embark on a 40-minute walk from the Pragfriedhof cemetery to the ‘Zeichen der Erinnerung’ memorial in Stuttgart. Along the way, it offers the audience an opportunity to reflect on heritage, family history, belonging, and the concept of "home".

Goshen, who moved from Israel to Stuttgart, discovered her great-grandmother's name by chance on the memorial wall of ‘Zeichen der Erinnerung’. Three years later, she wonders whether her move from Israel to Stuttgart was fate or coincidence.

Concept, choreography: Smadar Goshen
Performers: Bar Gonen, Martina Gunkel, Selina Koch, Paco Ladrón de Guevara, Kevin Albancando Tuntaquimba, Malika Ali, Fabienne Deesker (2024), Johannes Blattner (2024)
Research, dramaturgy: Kathrin Hildebrand
Music: ^tre by Nicolas Jaar, Farewell to All we Know by Matt Elliott, All night long I cried by Zelda Mishkovsky
Sound engineering: Daniel Appel, Oliver Cordes (2024)
Project management, distribution: Astrid Rostaing Management
Production, finance: Christine Koschel, Lisa Ticar (2024)
Communication: Angela Milosevic


Due to the limited number of participants, advance registration is requested. The exact performance times and the registration form will be published shortly at www.smadargoshen.com. 

The performance is free of charge, but donations will go toward the preservation of the monument and further research.


Past dates: 
Sat, 27.07.2024, 3 & 5 pm 
Sun, 28.07.2024, 3 & 5 pm