{"id":43113,"date":"2016-06-29T19:26:35","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T17:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2016\/06\/29\/theatrical-performance-nothing-what-matters-in-life-and-scenes-from-emilia-galotti\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:30:12","slug":"theatrical-performance-nothing-what-matters-in-life-and-scenes-from-emilia-galotti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2016\/06\/29\/theatrical-performance-nothing-what-matters-in-life-and-scenes-from-emilia-galotti\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatrical Performance: \u201cNothing\u2014What Matters in Life\u201d and Scenes from *Emilia Galotti*"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>When 14-year-old Pierre Anthon leaves his class with the words, \u201cNothing means anything, so there\u2019s no point in doing anything,\u201d his classmates are in shock. Because can it really be true that nothing has any meaning? Not first love? Not learning at school? Not one\u2019s parents\u2019 home, siblings, faith in God, or one\u2019s own country? Together, the students want to prove the rebellious Pierre Anthon wrong and gather everything they hold dear on a \u201cmountain of meaning.\u201d But what begins innocently soon turns into an experiment with no holds barred and no limits\u2014as even animals are sacrificed, along with a finger and a girl\u2019s innocence&#8230;        <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Right from the very beginning of our exploration of the play, it was clear to the 11th-grade drama class with Mr. Ullwer that the spatial concept would be a particularly important element. The audience had to be drawn in. And so, at the beginning, everyone is seated in the classroom, where Pierre Anthon stands up and poses the question of what actually matters in this world. The students drew the audience into the maelstrom of a dramatic escalation, in which the question ultimately remained unresolved, though several thought-provoking insights were offered.   <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a \u201cwarm-up\u201d for this year\u2019s performance by the Q-Phase (11th grade), Ms. M\u00fcller\u2019s 10th-grade drama class presented its take on Lessing\u2019s *Emilia Galotti*. Through a series of scenes, the students demonstrated the wide range of interpretive possibilities offered by Lessing\u2019s bourgeois tragedy. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/01.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6877\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6877\" src=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/01.jpg\" alt=\"01\" width=\"1799\" height=\"1200\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/02.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6878\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6878\" src=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/02.jpg\" alt=\"02\" width=\"1797\" height=\"1200\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/03.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6879\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6879\" src=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/03.jpg\" alt=\"03\" width=\"1798\" height=\"1200\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/04.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6880\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6880\" src=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/04.jpg\" alt=\"04\" width=\"1798\" height=\"1200\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/05.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6881\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6881\" src=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/05.jpg\" alt=\"05\" width=\"1797\" height=\"1200\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/06.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6882\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6882\" src=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/06.jpg\" alt=\"06\" width=\"1798\" height=\"1200\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/07.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6883\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6883\" src=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/07.jpg\" alt=\"07\" width=\"1798\" height=\"1200\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/08.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6884\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6884\" src=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/08.jpg\" alt=\"08\" width=\"1799\" height=\"1200\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/09.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6885\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6885\" src=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/09.jpg\" alt=\"09\" width=\"1798\" height=\"1200\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/10.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6886\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6886\" src=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/10.jpg\" alt=\"10\" width=\"1797\" height=\"1200\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When 14-year-old Pierre Anthon leaves his class with the words, \u201cNothing means anything, so there\u2019s no point in doing anything,\u201d his classmates are in shock. Because can it really be true that nothing has any meaning? Not first love? Not learning at school? Not one\u2019s parents\u2019 home, siblings, faith in God, or one\u2019s own country? 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