Overview

• The world premiere of Florentina Holzinger's 'A Year Without Summer' at the Berliner Volksbühne concluded with standing ovations and sold-out performances in Berlin.
• Inspired by the 1816 'Year Without Summer,' the production draws on themes from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and addresses aging, immortality, and the human body.
• The cast features women and female-identifying performers aged 65–90, emphasizing intergenerational representation in a groundbreaking ensemble.
• The performance includes stark visual elements, such as an inflatable female form, graphic body transformations, and extreme acts, accompanied by trigger warnings for explicit content.
• Following its Berlin success, the production will tour internationally with scheduled performances in Vienna, Hannover, and other major cultural festivals.