What if the economic miracle after World War II had not taken place in Germany, but in Turkey instead? What if German guest workers had helped to rebuild Turkey – and not the other way around? This exciting thought experiment forms the basis of the play.

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White man can't play the blues – about this cliche, Todor Todorovic, known to the world as Tosho, can only smile wearily. No wonder: 48 years after their first performance, 4500 successful concerts, and 35 award-winning album releases, no other band in Germany represents the blues as successfully as Tosho and his Blues Company. This band has become synonymous with contemporary blues, as the Blues Company has never seen itself as the gatekeeper of this music, but has always focused on their own compositions from the start.

Another very important building block in the "Wall of Fame" of the Blues Company is the personnel continuity: guitarist and singer Mike Titré has been Toshos congenial partner since 1980. Florian Schaube (Drums) and Arnold Ogrodnik (Bass) have been the groove guarantors of the band for over 15 years. The Blues Company is one of those bands that are a unit, whose musical interplay has cemented the band's legendary reputation.

Muddy Waters, the father of electric blues, once sang: “All you people, you know the blues got soul!” Anyone who has seen Tosho & the Blues Company live will understand Waters' statement. The blues needs a great soul to transport and express the enormous range of human emotions in 12 bars! In Germany, no one does this as brilliantly and successfully as the country's oldest blues band: the Blues Company.

Doors open: 7:00 pm

The Crime Dinner 'Murder on the Atlantic' - that is a delicious multi-course menu in a stylish ambience framed by an exciting criminal case, which will take place at the Flair Hotel Landgasthof Roger in Löwenstein.

'Murder on the Atlantic'

Weigh anchor, cast off - setting sail on a great voyage! A cruise on the Atlantic - who doesn't dream of it? But beware, things go awry on this cruise!

The perfectly planned captain's dinner with delicious food, attractive entertainment program, and illustrious guests is on the agenda. The cruise director is in high spirits because the evening promises to be a great success. However, what happens next is a shock for all guests. Suddenly, a body appears, and the evening turns into a deadly fiasco.

Be on your guard: nobody can escape this murderous conspiracy, and everyone is considered a suspect! In the middle of the open sea, the culprit must now be exposed before they strike again! Can you catch the murderer?

In this exciting and humorous crime dinner, everyone is in the same boat!

The multi-course menu will be served by the gastronomic team at the Flair Hotel Landgasthof Roger. The dinner will start at 7 pm, promising thrills for both your nerves and taste buds. Entry is at 6:30 pm.

Entry: 6:30 pm / The multi-course menu and theater piece are included in the price / Table and seat assignments will be made on-site

Patience is truly not her strength, and so Daphne de Luxe presents a new program on stage with "GEDULDSPROBEN," which could hardly be more authentic and amusing. "Of mothers-in-law and other plagues" quickly reveals who is the focal point of this comedy program: the mother-in-law. Recently moved into the house, she literally brings with her some "charming" situations and gets the "Barbie in XL format" figuratively up the wall. But she is not the only one plaguing Daphne de Luxe in her existence, and so the mistress of self-deprecation ruminates in "Geduldsproben" about the sense and nonsense of funny habits and the quirks of aging, philosophizes about humans in general, and amusingly comments on situations that seriously test her patience. Because they are simply everywhere: at the doctor's visit, in the supermarket, at government offices, or in the virtual world. You know that! When Daphne de Luxe tackles the challenges of her everyday life in a humorous way, it is hardly surprising that the biblical plagues, in comparison, seem almost trivial. The humorist impresses in her fifth comedy program with her very special blend of stylish appearance, entertaining humor, winking self-irony, cabaret-like depth, unconditional authenticity, and touching singing. New songs and anecdotes, a lot of humor and self-irony ensure mercilessly good entertainment and let the audience forget their everyday lives for at least two hours or laugh heartily about the trials of patience in life.

Doors open: 7:00 PM

MVB – Münchner Volkssänger-Bühne e.V.
„Die Drei-Zehnerl-Oper“ – A Steaming Comedy based on Fritz Heider

We are writing the year 1805. Not only are there turbulent times politically in Bavaria.
Things are also turbulent in the Munich underworld, where thieves, scroungers, and lowlifes wreak havoc and form rivaling clans.
Thus, the beggar clan and the scrounger clan fight ruthlessly during these times for dominance in the world of outcasts.

With the sudden death of the "Beggar King," his second, young wife, a former flirt, takes over his position of power, much to the displeasure of the two "Royal Children," who are from the first marriage of the “Beggar King.” The fact that the new "Beggar Queen" now also wants to win over the arch-enemy of the beggar clan, the infamous Platzl-Fonse, head of the scrounger clan, tips the scales.

A treacherous, murderous game for power, greed, and money begins....

Doors open at 19:30

Actually, everything happened by accident: First, Dominik "Dodokay" Kuhn taught Darth Vader, Barack Obama, the German Bundestag, and many others Swabian dialect on YouTube & Co., and then in 2014 he also ended up on stage with his own stand-up comedy show. Since then, the Dodokay train has been racing through all of Swabia worldwide and stopping at as many stations as possible.
Ten years of Dodokay live on stage - of course the new show "I bin's selber" celebrates the anniversary! Naturally, there will be brand new synchronizations on the brought screen, but the tour is also an opportunity to look back on ten years of being on stage. In addition to highlights from that time, Dodokay's famous infamous stand-ups will also provide answers to new burning questions that no one has asked: Why do Swabians usually say the opposite of what they think? What is the SV49 actually doing? Who is voicing all the characters in the videos? Is it Dodokay himself?
Anyone who knows Dodokay's show must see this one; those who don't know it, especially. In any case, with Dodokay three things are guaranteed: it will be funny, he speaks Swabian dialect, and it is himself.
Admission from 7:00 pm

Admission: 7:00 PM

Eight Classical Concerts

Tickets may still be available at local box offices or at the door.

Four Imaginary Boys - Germany's most booked The Cure Tribute Band - consists of four dedicated musicians who have been passionately devoted to The Cure's entire body of work since 2006, paying homage to the spirit of the legendary wave gods.

When one thinks of The Cure, one thinks of Robert Smith's unmistakable and inimitable voice. Imitation or even parody are out of the question, it's fortunate that the frontman of Four Imaginary Boys seems to be a vocal kindred spirit.
However, Four Imaginary Boys are not aiming to be mere clones of their heroes. What is much more important to them is to create the unique atmosphere of Cure songs with atmospheric sounds and sonic landscapes, and to convey it to the audience. Therefore, the true stars of the evening are the timeless songs of The Cure, which have influenced generations of Gothic/Alternative/Pop bands to this day.

Doors open: 7:00 PM

What is life? Randomness? A joke, or just business after all? That's the question at Rebers' current program.
In recent years, we have gotten to know him in various roles. Whether as a caretaker of the Lord and block warden of God, as an exorcist, people's commissar for revenge and retribution, or as the popular inventor of roof batten pedagogy.
For him, the stage is the battlefield in the fight against surveillance capitalism, digital dictatorship, and what seems to be an unstoppable spread of stupidity among online mobs. Rebers is a man of extremes and thus not dissimilar to Diego Maradona. A man who gives it his all and for whom every guest performance is a final match.
Rebers works analog and can best be compared to a loose cannon. Always loaded, and no one knows who it will hit. Yet, he always makes sure that we don't lose our sense of humor completely. The "humor location" in Germany is not doing well. Wherever you look, plagues, zeal for education, and irrationality are rampant. Everything somehow goes viral and more and more often it smells of those old German virtues, which one thought we had long left behind. But how could we? Today's Germans are not better than the Germans of the past. Back then was just a different time, so the question arises: "What is the opposite of the future?" "Origin!!"
Sounds difficult, but it's actually quite easy. Because Rebers is a man with wit, a lot of music, overflowing creativity, and exuberant love for humanity. Patterns were never his thing, and if one wants to know what this program is really about, the answer is, everything!!! More precisely, about everything we cannot march towards.
And so he drums, hits the keys or himself, and sometimes he even thinks of running away. But that's what the next and last program will be about. This time it's all about business!!

Welcome to the realm of knowledge in the Baroque era: Stepping onto creaking floorboards into the quiet grandeur of our historical library hall, one is immediately enveloped by the collective knowledge of the Early Modern period. Like stage sets in a Baroque theater, the original bookshelves jut into the space, housing around 50,000 books from all fields of knowledge. Behind unassuming book spines lie remarkable treasures, such as the first German Bible printed in America.

At the end of the 17th century, the orphanage's library was established as one of the first public libraries in Germany. Primarily through donations, book exchanges, and their own publications, the library grew so rapidly that within a few years, it was comparable to significant German university libraries. In 1728, it received its own building, which is considered the oldest surviving secular library structure in Germany. Not only in recent times has the library been visited by guests and researchers from around the world: Albrecht von Haller, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe all admired its bibliophilic treasures. We present a selection of them for you in rotating cabinet exhibitions in the former reading room of the library.

10 am - 5 pm

The Art and Natural History Chamber is considered the oldest German museum room. It was established by August Hermann Francke for educational purposes and is now once again set up according to the original museum concept of the 18th century in its historical location in the attic of the Historical Orphanage.

Eighteen richly decorated collection cabinets house approximately 3000 natural specimens, curiosities, and artifacts. They provide a unique impression of a Baroque cabinet of curiosities. Unlike modern museums, the chamber follows an encyclopedic collecting approach. A distinction is made between natural specimens and artifacts. The natural specimens are divided into rocks, plants, and animals, while the artifacts are categorized into visual arts, calligraphy, coins, everyday culture, and clothing. The goal was to create a mirror image of the world: a microcosm that made the macrocosm as the wonderful creation of God tangible.

In a series of events, art projects take place around the Art and Natural History Chamber. In the so-called "Contemporary Reflections on the Art and Natural History Chamber," foundations invite artists to engage in an artistic dialogue with the chamber.

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Tue-Sun 10am-5pm

Palace-like, the orphanage rises on Franckeplatz. Then as now, it is the centerpiece of the Francke Foundations. Erected in 1698 as the first building of the school city, it represents a new facet of European Baroque, combining confident representation without extravagant ornamentation and setting the tone for orphanage architecture.

Today, the orphanage is our museum and cultural center. Right from the start, two permanent exhibitions guide you through the history of the foundation and the global impact of Pietism. On the first floor, the former prayer and singing hall surprises with its bright architecture. Today, it enjoys an excellent reputation as a concert hall due to its fantastic acoustics. In the adjacent conference rooms, a photo exhibition showcases the impressive renovation work since the foundations were reestablished in 1991. The second floor is reserved for our changing special exhibitions, which provide insight into important themes of the foundation's history from both a historical and contemporary perspective. Passing through the art and natural history collections in the attic, you reach the balcony via a narrow wooden staircase. Here, a wide view opens up over the impressive ensemble with school buildings from three centuries. There is also a splendid panorama of the Old Town of Halle from here. In the basement, children can explore their own paths in the Krokoseum.

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

What power does the word have? For Halleschen Pietismus, the word was of central importance. On the ground floor of the Historical Orphanage, we show you how August Hermann Francke's reform movement could spread around the world.

Francke developed central reformative goals of Martin Luther's with Halleschen Pietismus. His approach was as clear as it was revolutionary: Every person should find God through their own Bible reading. However, for this to happen, everyone - boys and girls alike - had to learn to read, everyone should be able to afford their own Bible and it should be printed in their own native language. Therefore, Francke established schools for all social classes, printed millions of German-language People's Bibles, and created an international network through which the Bible was translated into many other languages. His educational initiative allowed a broad population to engage with the word. In the 18th-century evangelical parsonages, the authors of the Romantic and Enlightenment periods were highly regarded. A culture of self-reflection spread in Pietism, which was reflected in diaries and personal testimonies, giving us remarkable insights into the spiritual life of people of that time. Symbolically, the power of the word is also evident in the meticulously restored pulpit from the Church of St. Ulrich in Halle, where Francke preached from 1715 and which you can admire in the exhibition.

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

4 talers and 16 groschen are considered the founding capital of the Francke Foundations. How an unparalleled school city grew from this unexpected donation to a simple pastor in Glaucha can be discovered on the ground floor of the Historical Orphanage. A multimedia installation and numerous extraordinary objects will transport you into the fascinating founding and impact history of Francke's work. Because what began with a school for the poor and an orphanage, developed in a few decades into a true reform project that was based on education: Over 2,000 students learned in various schools, specially constructed economic buildings, a hospital, and a pharmacy guaranteed the care of over 3,000 people on the premises, unique cultural-historical collections in the library and chamber of wonders were established, and Francke's ideas were spread within and outside Europe. August Hermann Francke wanted nothing less than a "world change through personal change." Discover everything he set in motion through this.

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Hillu's Herzdropfa welcome their audience to their program "Schtoi-reiche Albschwoaba" as Lena and Maddei's shoe dustings with stories from life that every viewer has experienced in a similar way at least once. They always see life from the cheerful side, true to the motto: "Emmr Kuh(l) bleiba!"

With spontaneity, flexibility, and their joy to be on stage, Hiltrud Stoll and Franz Auber have been captivating audiences of all ages for many years. They excel in poking fun at Swabian sensibilities. They have no language barriers: "Dia schwätzet wia eane dr Schnabl gwagsa isch. Ihra Leitschbruch: Wer verschtändlich schwätzt, wird au verschtanda!"

Hillus Herzdropfa are true "originals" from the Swabian Alb and inseparably connected to it. This is felt, heard, and experienced firsthand by the audience during their performances.

Admission from 7 pm