Event

In 1987, Nils Jockel, then curator at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, discovered the forgotten costumes of the dancer couple Lavinia Schulz and Walter Holdt in the museum's attic. The two were among the most radical representatives of expressionist mask dance in Germany. In 1924, Lavinia Schulz shot her partner and then herself in their basement apartment. The only survivor: their son Hans, 10 months old.
This dramatic story of the artist couple inspired Nils Jockel to write his novel "Kellertänzer". In the book, the son of the dancer couple suddenly stands before protagonist Nils Lainwander after 100 years and wants to know everything about his parents. Who were the two personalities behind the impressive full-body masks? And what might be behind their dramatic deaths?
At the Edwin Scharff Museum, Nils Jockel reads from his debut novel, in which he poses the ever-present question of winners and losers in the art world and in life.

The event is part of the special exhibition "Tanze Dein Leben - Tanze Dich selbst". Free admission to the museum and the reading from 5 pm.