Saturday, 11 April, 2 p.m.
"In the footsteps of the young Stefan Heym" - Literary tour with tour guide Martina Wutzler
Location: Meeting point at Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz 13, ending at Karl-Schmidt-Rottluff-Gymnasium, Hohe Straße 25
Participation: 8 euros, registration by 8 April by email to: heym.gesellschaft(at)stadt-chemnitz.de
Stefan Heym, who was born Helmut Flieg in Chemnitz on 10 April 1913, spent his childhood with his family on the Kaßberg. Because of his anti-militaristic poem "Export Business", the senior pupil had to leave the grammar school in his home town. The guided tour traces his daily life in Chemnitz.
Thursday, 16 April, 7 p.m.
Reading hour with Stefan Heym - open reading
Venue: Stefan Heym Forum in the TIETZ, Moritzstraße 20
Participation: free of charge, registration of reading contributions by 31 March by e-mail to: heym.gesellschaft(at)stadt-chemnitz.de
On the occasion of Stefan Heym's 113th birthday and as part of the presentation of the International Stefan Heym Prize, the International Stefan Heym Society invites you to an evening of readings. Whether contemplative, humorous or dramatic texts: Friends of Stefan Heym's literature are cordially invited to take part.
Friday, 17 April, 7 pm
Concert reading with Liv Heym
Venue: Neue Sächsische Galerie, TIETZ, Moritzstraße 20
Admission: 6 euros, reduced 3 euros
Stefan Heym's autobiography and the music of his time are the focus of a concert reading "Stefan Heym's childhood and youth and his path to emigration" with his granddaughter Liv Heym in Chemnitz. On the eve of the award ceremony for the International Stefan Heym Prize of the City of Chemnitz for Literature and Journalism, the violinist will explore the relevance of Heym's biography for our understanding of ourselves and our times. She will be guided primarily by Stefan Heym's 1988 autobiography "Nachruf" (Obituary) and will be accompanied by the singer and pianist Donia Berriri (Paris).
Sunday, 19 April, 11 a.m.
"Farewell and Arrival" - film and guided tour of the Stefan Heym Forum with Beate Kunath
Venue: Stefan Heym Forum, TIETZ, Moritzstraße 20
Admission: 3 euros, reduced 1.50 euros
The film "Farewell and Arrival" documents the preparations for the transfer of the library from Heym's study in Berlin-Grünau to the Stefan Heym Forum in his native city of Chemnitz. Supplemented by numerous archive recordings from contemporary appearances and interviews with Stefan Heym, director Beate Kunath has succeeded in creating a sensitive double portrait that offers surprising new insights into Heym's life and literary work.
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