When does the event take place?

The event takes place on Friday, November 6, 2026, and begins at 6:00 PM.

How long does the evening last?

The event is scheduled from 6:00 PM to 7:10 PM according to the program.

Where does Swim Like a Dolphin or Bowie's Butler take place?

The evening takes place in the Oval Office of the Schauspielhaus Bochum at Königsallee 15 in 44789 Bochum.

Who performs at the reading?

Dr. Anja Liedtke and Frank Schorneck read from the novel. Reinhard Postelmann accompanies the reading musically.

What is the ticket price?

For events in the Oval Office, the pay-what-you-want principle applies. Visitors pay what they want and can.

Is the Oval Office wheelchair accessible?

The Oval Office is located in the basement and is currently not accessible without stairs. Access is via stairs.

David Bowie, Literature and Live Music: This Bochum Evening Surprises All Senses

Name: Swim Like a Dolphin or Bowie's Butler
Start: 2026-11-06T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-06T19:10:00+01:00
Location: Oval Office

A Literary-Musical Journey to David Bowie

On Friday, November 6, 2026, literature, live music, and pop history will converge for an extraordinary stage evening in the Oval Office of the Schauspielhaus Bochum. The dialogical reading Swim Like a Dolphin or Bowie's Butler begins at 6:00 PM and takes the audience into a poetic world between fiction, identity exploration, and David Bowie's artistic cosmos.

Alex in Search of a New Identity

At the center is Alex, who moves through the Swiss mountains, sometimes above and sometimes below the tree line, losing her way in the process. An encounter with David Bowie near his home alters her path. From this meeting, a professional and personal relationship develops, ultimately culminating in a shared artistic vision.

Dialogical Reading Meets Live Music

Dr. Anja Liedtke reads together with Frank Schorneck from her novel. Schorneck takes on the Bowie passages and gives the musician's character a distinctive voice. Reinhard Postelmann musically accompanies the reading on a guitar that David Bowie also played. This creates an intense interplay of text, sound, and scenic imagination.

From Diamond Dogs to Solar City

The production connects Bowie's biography with a fictional plot and addresses central themes of pop culture: changing identities, artistic self-creation, and societal utopias. The vision of a social and ecological society emerges from the dystopia of the album Diamond Dogs. The evening is thus directed not only at Bowie fans but also at friends of modern literature, music theater, and postmodern narrative forms.

Atmosphere in the Oval Office

The Oval Office, as a flexible performance venue of the Schauspielhaus Bochum, provides a concentrated framework for new artistic formats. Between the tension of the playing field, voices from the novel, and live guitar sounds, a unique stadium atmosphere arises: close, intense, and entirely focused on the encounter between the audience, text, and music.

Conclusion

Visitors can expect an unusual reading with musical accompaniment, biographical traces, and a fanciful journey through David Bowie's world. Those who wish to experience literature, live music, and pop history in a special theater format should witness this evening in the Oval Office live.