IM "Tänzer" - Der Tanz und die Staatssicherheit

The evil sorcerer Redbeard from the ballet 'SwanLake', the peasant girl Giselle and finally Othello - all these theatre characters have one thing in common : they were chosen by dancers as IM names for their unofficial activities for the Ministry of State Security. Is it intent or negligence in dealing with artistically designed offences ? Did the Ministry of State Security have a particularly easy job in the dance theatre, a place of artistic deception, play-acting and intrigue at which extreme human behaviour is presented by means of examples ? With the help of documents from the Birthler Authority, the actions of persons involved and persons concerned are for the first time described in a comprehensible, yet oppressive way, without wanting to provoke any understanding for the actions of the responsible persons.