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19/10/2026

🎭 This Wednesday: A haunting portrait of a generation that lost its moral compass, brought to life on stage.
We invite you to a staged reading of Ödön von Horváth’s "Youth Without God," a novel that speaks with unsettling urgency across the decades.

Published in exile in 1937, it follows a teacher who watches his students learn to think in terms of race and obedience rather than compassion and truth. He stays silent, and in his silence becomes complicit. When one of his students dies, his indifference shatters, and he must confront what it truly means to look away in the face of injustice.

Two voices, Peter Kendall Clark and Aidan Cummins, bring selected passages to life: the detached perspective of the narrator and the voices of young people caught between ideology and inner emptiness. Cellist Tamar Sagiv accompanies the reading with her own original compositions.
An evening of theater, music, and reflection, as relevant today as when it was written.

📅 October 21, 6:30 PM
📍 Austrian Cultural Forum, 11 East 52nd Street, New York City
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-without-god-staged-reading-based-on-the-novel-by-odon-von-horvath-tickets-2001077628053?aff=oddtdtcreator

16/10/2026

With deep sadness, we say goodbye to Martina Arroyo (1937 - 2026)
In 2010, it was our great honor to present her with the Erwin Piscator Award, a tribute to a life devoted to music and to people. She was one of the great sopranos of her time, a pioneer among Black opera singers, and for thirteen years a leading voice at the Metropolitan Opera. Yet she never forgot where she came from.
Years later, she generously shared her story with us in an interview for the book "Erwin Piscator’s Legacy Lives On," edited by Michael Lahr von Leitis. She spoke of her work as a social worker in the Bronx, and of how deeply it stayed with her: “I couldn’t just go to work and come home and be free of the agonies that other people were suffering.” She carried that empathy into every opera house, every school, and every church where she sang. “Teaching never left my life,” she told us. “I never forgot wanting to work with young people.”
With her Foundation, established in 2003, she opened the door to the stage for countless young artists.
Martina Arroyo gave her voice to the world and her heart to the next generation. We are grateful that she was part of our Elysium family, and that her words are preserved in our book. Her memory will live on forever: in her music, in her students, and in all of us.

30/09/2026

Step back into the dazzling, defiant Berlin of the 1920s, for one night only!

After captivating audiences in Berlin and Munich, our Weimar cabaret makes its third and final stop in New York. Experience the electric spirit of an era of chaos and creativity: Dada, Bauhaus, jazz, cabaret, and the visionary theater of Erwin Piscator.

Featuring texts by Mühsam, Piscator, Polgar, and Tucholsky, plus songs and chansons by Abraham, Spoliansky, Hollaender, Weil and many more.

Live in New York. In cooperation with the Leo Baeck Institute - New York. Don't miss it!

New York Cast:
Danny Ashkenasi, narrator,
Jeannie Im, soprano
Michael Protacio, tenor
Samuel Kardos, piano

Directed by Gregorij H. von Leitis
Concept & Introduction: Michael Lahr von Leitis

October 8 at 6.30 pm
Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, NYC

get your tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dance-on-the-volcano-a-revue-tickets-1994879659763

07/09/2026

“It is good to reflect on the republic even in times of the (Federal) Republic.” Erwin Piscator, the great pioneer of political theater, wrote this sentence in 1964. After yesterday's election in Saxony-Anhalt, this sentence has taken on a devastating relevance. Nearly 50 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots for extremist parties. After this, no one can simply return to business as usual. With our artistic and educational work, we stand against this: for democracy, for humanity, for togetherness on equal footing, and against every form of discrimination, racism, and antisemitism.

28/08/2026

Get ready to be inspired! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce the honorees of the 39th Annual Erwin Piscator Awards Dinner on November 5, 2026, at the Lotos Club, NYC. Join us in celebrating the trailblazing achievements of Anthony Roth Costanzo and Anthony Napoli, two visionaries who are redefining the boundaries of art and culture. By reserving your seat, you'll be supporting Elysium's mission to break down barriers and foster a world where creativity knows no bounds. Together, let's unlock a brighter future! 🌟

Meet our honorees:
GRAMMY-winning countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo (photo: Matthew Placek) has performed on the world's leading opera, concert, and Broadway stages since age 11. He is General Director and President of Opera Philadelphia and Artistic Director of SongStudio at Carnegie Hall. A Princeton and Manhattan School of Music graduate, he's won the Met Opera Competition and Operalia, and has a forthcoming book from Farrar, Straus and Giroux with a companion album on Nonesuch.

Anthony Napoli (photo: private) is a Bronx-born leader with 30+ years in destination management and incentive travel, including as former CEO of PRA/Briggs Inc. A onetime Off-Broadway director and founder of the GAP Theatre Company, he's served on the boards of Second Stage, New York Theatre Workshop, the Manhattan School of Music, and more. He's currently writing a book of short stories.

28/07/2026

Saturday's attack by an Islamist terrorist on the CSD in Berlin has left us all in shock. But fear and retreating is not the answer. Instead we unite with all those who value our free and open and democratic societies and continue with our work!

16/06/2026

A Clear Commitment - The cast members of the revue “Dance on the Volcano,” produced by Elysium, before their performance at the Künstlerhaus in Munich. The lyrics and songs of this revue, set in 1920s Berlin, are shockingly relevant today and hold up a mirror to our society. Since our founding over 40 years ago, we at Elysium - between two continents have been resolutely using the power of art to fight against antisemitism, racism, discrimination, and hatred, and to promote genuine, authentic dialogue and exchange across borders.

12/06/2026

Fulminante Vorstellung im ausverkauften Festsaal des Münchner Künstlerhauses. Am Montag präsentierten wir unseren "Tanz auf dem Vulkan" in München. Neelam Brader, Patrick Lammer, Christa Pillmann und Maria Yulin heizten dem Publikum ordentlich ein, steppten, swingten, musizierten und rezitierten, was das Zeug hielt. Immer wieder begeisterter Zwischenapplaus.
Tausend Dank dem Münchner Künstlerhaus für eine erneute wundervolle Kooperation und dem Österreichischen Generalkonsulat München für die Unterstützung.

Fotos: Steffen Amann

10/06/2026

“Dancing on the Volcano” – and Berlin is ablaze. 🔥
A dazzling premiere of our Weimar Revue at the Austrian Cultural Forum Berlin: texts by Kurt Tucholsky, Klaus Mann, Erwin Piscator Joseph Roth and others, music by Kurt Weill, Mischa Spoliansky, Paul Abraham and many more – brilliantly performed by Neelam Brader, Patrick Lammer, Christa Pillmann, and Maria Yulin. An evening blending cabaret, melancholy, and deep emotion.
Many thanks to our partners: Leo Baeck Institute New York/Berlin, Austrian Cultural Forum Berlin, and patron Dr. Felix Klein.
📸 Christian Walter

08/06/2026

Heute in der Münchner Abendzeitung! Ein paar wenige Karten sind noch an der Abendkasse erhältlich! Wir freuen uns auf Euch!

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