“The Hostage” - a staged production of the classic poem by Friedrich Schiller, by students of the Goethe-Institut.

On Saturday, July 23 at 2pm, “The Hostage", the dramatic poem by Friedrich Schiller, a German literary classic, will be re-enacted in the Black Box Studio of the Goethe-Institut Hong Kong.

The original text was redeveloped by students of the C-1 study group in order to provide an additional summary in English and Cantonese, so that everyone (even those who are not yet able to speak so well in German) is able to understand the content.

Why learn about Schiller now? The great German dramatist Schiller died more than 200 years ago but is still as relevant today as he was then. His dramatic text is about the rejection of all tyranny, and the unshakeable bonds of wonderful friendships - unbreakable even by the hatred of ugly despots.

Loyalty and friendship - the great values ​​Schiller - will be spoken and acted by students of the C-1 class of the Goethe-Institut. 

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (born November 10, 1759 in Marbach am Neckar, Württemberg; died † 9 May 1805 in Weimar), was a German poet, philosopher and historian. His contemporary, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, is considered one of the most important dramatists, as well as a poet and essayist, in the German language. Many of his plays belong to the standard repertoire of German-language theater. His ballads are among the best-known German poems.