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HELLO, THIS IS NAVALNY

Letters of a free man
Reading with Michael Maertens and Katja Kolm

Alexei Navalny's letters from prison and his speeches at court hearings have become a special literary genre in which one of the most famous political prisoners appears as a sober analyst, a passionate prophet, a stern and ironic accuser and a loving husband. His letters tell of how to preserve humanity under inhuman conditions.

 

The Austrian actress Katja Kolm began collecting Alexei Navalny's prison writings in 2021. After years of preparation, fuelled by the desire to bring these remarkable texts to a German-speaking audience, the reading HELLO, HERE SPEAKS NAWALNY was premiered at the 2024 Salzburg Festival with the kind permission of Julia Nawalnaja.

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Fri
15.11.24

Cast and Team

Reading with
Michael
Maertens
Reading with
Katja
Kolm
Idea, Concept and text selection
Translation and German editing
Katja Kolm
Isolde Schmitt