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Ben Becker - Todesduell - LIVE in Berlin
Event by: MSK Meistersinger, Ben Becker
Location: Berlin Cathedral, Am Lustgarten, Berlin - Mitte
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As in his groundbreaking examination of "Judas", which began in the Berlin Cathedral and thrilled over a quarter of a million spectators in an unprecedented series of performances, Ben Becker's "Death Duel" is concerned with the final questions. “Death Duel” goes one step further: it is the fight against prejudices about death and for a changed view of the meaning of life.
“Death Duel” is perhaps the most famous sermon in the world, delivered by the eloquent metaphysical poet John Donne in the presence of King Charles I in 1631. They are John Donne's last publicly spoken words before his death and eternal silence. Marked by serious illness, he, the poet and preacher from St. Paul's in London, describes life as a duel with death, achieving a depth and urgency that goes beyond any sermon. His text is an explosion. True, shocking, unsparing in its view of the transience of life and at the same time full of strength and hope that transcends death. In John Donne’s “Duel of Death,” life wins.
“Death Duel” is perhaps the most famous sermon in the world, delivered by the eloquent metaphysical poet John Donne in the presence of King Charles I in 1631. They are John Donne's last publicly spoken words before his death and eternal silence. Marked by serious illness, he, the poet and preacher from St. Paul's in London, describes life as a duel with death, achieving a depth and urgency that goes beyond any sermon. His text is an explosion. True, shocking, unsparing in its view of the transience of life and at the same time full of strength and hope that transcends death. In John Donne’s “Duel of Death,” life wins.