Gioia Osthoff & Devid Striesow - Culture.Summer.Semmering

Devid Striesow and Gioia Osthoff explore the relationship between two great personalities who have profoundly shaped our thinking. A relationship in which love and power, dependence and emancipation are inextricably intertwined. The decades-long correspondence between Anna Freud and Sigmund Freud contains far more than familial correspondence: it is a workspace, a safe space, and a field of tension where closeness and distance, care, loyalty, and separation are reflected. Anna Freud – not only as the daughter of a genius but also as an independent thinker, scientist, and pioneer – grows here from a child into a woman. Sigmund Freud accompanies her as an approachable father. Between overwhelm and enthusiasm, he is always her tireless guide. An evening that paints an intimate portrait of two people who would be unimaginable without each other. The historical events of the time and their challenges become palpable and surprise with their immediacy. Language, voice, and sound open a space for listening, where thoughts, doubts, and conflicts are as present as affection, humor, and everyday life.