Starting in the pre-Berlin-wall era and culminating in a post-wall epoch where Fritz Lang's Maria in Metropolis, 1927, silent screen star Brigette Helm, sings with Charles Dickens's unsettling and ruined Miss Haversham from Great Expectations, 1861. Glimpses of ghostly children and fading elders willfully lead you through the austere and obsessed siren's lyrics and music. Starting with a sketch of characters, an 1890s stereoscope, a lyric inspired story line, and applying improvised performance within a restrained setting allowed for experimentation and exploration.