Dispatches on the Red Dress

Don’t think that this is any regular gig from Rowan Rheingans – it’s also a masterpiece of storytelling.

Soothing fiddle, banjo, viola & electric guitar music is stitched together with heartfelt narration in this 80-minute, one-woman tour de force. The story takes a clear stand against fascism in this retelling of her own grandmother’s triumphs and tribulations as a youth in 1940s Germany. It’s a testament to how hope and light can be found even in humanity’s darkest periods, a message as powerful now as ever.