Performance 2021 Premiere "Die Nähe der Ferne", Journey by carriage. From Wiepersdorf Castle to Berlin, 3 days_22.08 - 24.08.2021 Departure from the castle Wiepersdorf, 22.8.2021 at 14:00 h In the framework of the Artist in Residency Program of the Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf , 1.6.-30.8.2021

Nezaket Ekici's performance "Die Nähe der Ferne" was developed at Wiepersdorf Castle and deals with the long-distance relationship between Bettina and Achim von Arnim. Ekici left Wiepersdorf Castle on Sunday, August 22, 2021, after finishing her stay in Wiepersdorf and traveled back to Berlin in a carriage – following the ffodsteps of Bettina von Arnim. The trip lasted three days and ended in Berlin on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. If possible, the carriage followed the historical route as it was recorded in the letters. To make the love between Bettina and Achim von Arnim palpable, Ekici repeatedly recited excerpts from the couple's letters during the journey. She will stop repeatedly to take passersby along for a short stretch and tell them about the background. Ekici does not travel to Berlin by car or train - she deliberately chooses a carriage ride, as was customary in the von Arnims' time. Ekici thus experiences firsthand what this form of travel entailed for Bettina von Arnim. She tries to get a little closer to the life situation of the romantic poet couple. The background of the performance is the question of what it means to lead a long-distance relationship - two hundred years ago and today. In this work, Ekici carries a personal experience to the outside world, as she too lives in a long-distance relationship between the cities of Berlin and Stuttgart. The inspirations for the work are the courage and creative attitude towards the world that characterize the couple Bettina and Achim von Arnim.----------------------------- Thanks to: Schloss Wiepersdorf and team: Annette Rupp, Nicola Beißner, Kathrin Burghardt, Steffen Richter, Henning Hase, Felix Rebel, Iestyn Björn Wick, Sigrid Mahler, Carmen Lehmann, Andreas Mickel, Ralf Zapf, Nadine Tenbieg To the scholarship holders of the Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf class of 2021, third quarter: Theresa Eisele, Sergey Khismatov, Anna Korsun, Natalia Pschenitschnikova, Petra Thoss, Clarisse Baleja Saïdi, Günter Agde, Mirzali Akbarov Dr. Reinhard Anders and Johanna Anders Mayor of Niederer Fläming municipality: Matthias Wäsche Brennabor Stud Kerstin Dötschel and Britta Krohn Anne Frechen Pia Kollonitsch and Holger Kollonitsch Ulli Karin Grunow Elmas Ekici Ursula Moss The carriage ride was organized by Bergranch Nitzsche from Berkenbrück: Bergranch Nitzsche and team

Carriage, costume, voice tube, book: (Achim and Bettina in their letters. Correspondence of Achim von Arnim and Bettina Brentano. First and Second Book- Briefwechsel von Achim von Arnim und Bettina Brentano. Erster und Zweiter Band)

3 days

Idea, concept, performance: Nezaket Ekici Coachmen: Frank Nitzsche and Anke Fredrich Music /Piano: Nezaket Ekici Costumes design and costume cutting: Nezaket Ekici Camera/video editing:/videostill: Branka Pavlovic Photo: Andreas Dammertz