Dive into the “Anatomy of Happiness”

Human happiness is closely related to the body. How closely is revealed by the KÖRPERWELTEN permanent exhibition in Heidelberg. Here, the anatomist Gunther von Hagens developed the method of plastination at the University of Heidelberg, a groundbreaking technique for preserving bodies.

Today, KÖRPERWELTEN is one of the most popular exhibitions in the world. Curious people around the globe explore the mysteries of human existence. But it is not just the anatomy of the body that is central – rather, it is about raising awareness and understanding the significance of the body in relation to one's own happiness. The exhibited plastinates create a new awareness for a responsible approach to one's own body and a healthy lifestyle. What moves us? What drives us? And how does happiness actually work? All these questions and many more are answered in the “Anatomy of Happiness” and just as many are raised anew. The human body never ceases to amaze and inspire us.

Last admission: 5:00 PM

Danny and Helen's romantic dinner is interrupted when Helen's brother Liam bursts into the room covered in blood. Not his blood, he says. A boy has been stabbed on the street, and Liam just helped him. Danny wants to call the police. Helen stops him, as Liam has a criminal record, it's better not to draw attention to him. Danny is persuaded to protect his brother-in-law and doesn't realize the fatal tangle of half-truths, lies, and love he is getting involved in.

In a chamber play, "Orphans" raises societal questions about guilt, responsibility, and civic courage, revealing how quickly values like morality and helpfulness are discarded once personal interests and entanglements take precedence.

Danny and Helen's romantic dinner is interrupted when Helen's brother Liam bursts into the room covered in blood. Not his blood, he says. A boy has been stabbed on the street, and Liam just helped him. Danny wants to call the police. Helen stops him, as Liam has a criminal record, it's better not to draw attention to him. Danny is persuaded to protect his brother-in-law and doesn't realize the fatal tangle of half-truths, lies, and love he is getting involved in.

In a chamber play, "Orphans" raises societal questions about guilt, responsibility, and civic courage, revealing how quickly values like morality and helpfulness are discarded once personal interests and entanglements take precedence.

We draw the best from the genres of cabaret, musical cabaret, burlesque, singing, and comedy around the multifaceted theme of eroticism for you.
A seductive program that combines music, burlesque, and humor - directly and indirectly, never offensive, frivolous, and with a touch of irony.
An evening that appeals to both women and men.

Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

The audience knows, loves, and fears her as the sharp-witted Birte Schneider from the ZDF heute show. But in front of the camera, Christine Prayon has long since resigned and is now touring Germany with her own solo program. However – this might soon be over as well. Because according to her own statements, the new program is nothing less than a "Farewell Tour":

Beloved audience! With "Farewell Tour," I am relying on the very big emotions, after spending years with my first program "The Diplomatic Animator" focusing on the very small emotions (Because I am often asked: A small feeling is, for example, a moderate amount of sympathy for a fairly good acquaintance). If feelings are important to you, but you also like to think a little for relaxation, you should definitely see this program. It will be my last one. So quickly secure your tickets. Perhaps the word "Farewell Tour" evokes surprise, sadness, or even panic in you. That's okay. That is exactly how it is intended by me and my management. A farewell increases the market value of this cabaret product exponentially due to its emotional charge. It doesn’t matter what kind of farewell it is: Is Christine Prayon saying goodbye to the stage? Possible. A woman in her mid-40s represents an aesthetic provocation and, if she truly loves her audience, better withdraws from public life unbidden. Is cabaret dead? Possible. When politicians try to be clowns, clowns rush into politics. Or are we talking about a farewell on a grand scale? The end of capitalism? Possible. - - - GOTCHA!! Of course, not possible. Capitalism is the worst of all, but it is unavoidable. End of discussion. So which farewell is it then? As I said – it doesn’t matter. What matters is that you are curious now.

Don't miss the wonderfully provocative Christine Prayon in Brandenburg an der Havel!

Wolf’n’Büttel
The city revue by Christian Eitner with the Jazzkantine
An excursion through 1000 years of Okerstadt history | Restart

How a settler named Wulferi establishes a Büttel in the marshy Oker meadows. How Gotthold Ephraim Lessing saves the witch Katharina Sommermeyer from the gallows in Lechlumer Holz. How Duke Julius gondolas through Klein-Venedig and Michael Praetorius plays for a dance tea in the library. How the Welfs come and go and then suddenly everyone is a gardener. How Günter Mast gives Paul Breitner a deer antler in the deepest seventies. How the pole becomes the pole and hippies hitchhike to Schlucklum. How at Mattierzoll Trabbis are stuffed with bananas and then everyone sings "I've been looking for freedom" without knowing what it means. Why Wolf’n’Büttel is simply awesome!

All this and much more will be explained by our Wolfenbütteler Louie and Markus Schultze together with Maike Jacobs, Julia Wunderlich, Cappuccino, and the Jazzkantine from the Löwenstadt. With lots of music, dance, singing, and fun on the venerable stage of the Lessing Theater.

Director: Christian Eitner
Set design: Julia Burkhardt, Karen Hennecke, Caro Schwarz
Cast: Cappuccino, Christian Eitner, Maike Jacobs, Louie, Markus Schultze, Julia Wunderlich, and the Jazzkantine
Production: Monofon GmbH

Photo: Marc Stantien

Admission to the house from 14:00

Please contact the theater box office at Stadtmarkt 7A, 05331-86501. Tickets for this event are currently not available ONLINE.

Musical play

by Isobel McArthur based on the novel by Jane Austen

In Jane Austen's masterpiece, the Bennet daughters face a dilemma: in Victorian England, single women cannot inherit - so the search for a suitable husband quickly becomes a matter of existential importance. Fortunately, the bachelor Mr. Bingley moves into a house nearby, promising to be a good match. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to have any inclination towards marriage. And what about his rather uncouth friend Mr. Darcy, whose manners seem to be completely at odds with his financial status? Isobel McArthur skillfully brings out Jane Austen's ironic nuances with great wit, placing the maids who only appear on the sidelines in the novel at the center.

They play and sing their way through the stories with a very emancipated perspective, until the karaoke machine runs out of juice and love finally triumphs.

A performance by the Landestheater Tübingen.

12 € / reduced: € 10
Schoolgirls, schoolboys, apprentices, students: 8 €

Holders of the Swabian Card (Schwäbische Zeitung) receive a discount of 2.00 €

He doesn't give a damn. More accurately than with this edgy Bavarian saying, you can't describe the Munich-based comedian Harry G, who obviously has little interest in the famous "Bussi Bussi" and "Schickeria." Clear words, keen observations, quirky humor, a short fuse when it comes to social injustices, and fearlessness towards everything and everyone: Those who attend a show by Harry G must expect to be entertained in such a multifaceted and emotional way for over 90 minutes that they end up just as exhausted as after a brisk climb up the Wallberg. An evening with Harry G is not for resting, it is an evening full of energy and intensity that as a viewer one simply cannot and does not want to escape.

HoamStories - the title of the fourth program of the successful comedian Harry G, which will start in January 2024 - is another pun that should once again make it clear that Bavaria is much more than the well-known "Mia san Mia." Rather, it aims to illustrate the openness and zeitgeist that can be perfectly reconciled with Bavarian tradition and way of life. In HoamStories, Harry G turns his latest observations from his everyday life into the theme, where the audience often recognizes themselves embarrassingly. Harry G puts the "ordinary life" in such a light that there isn't a dry eye in the house. Almost always due to laughter, but also because some quirks are simply tear-inducing. Stories from and about Bavaria. HoamStories indeed.

What began with amusing videos in social media in 2013 has developed into an extraordinary stage success. In his programs 'Living with the Isarpreiß' (2014), '#HarrydieEhre' (2016), and HoamBoy (2020), Harry G enthralled his audience in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as a contemporary ambassador of Bavarian way of life, in the Bavarian capital alone with 17 sold-out shows at the renowned Circus Krone. Starting in January 2024, Harry G continues this success story with his fourth program HoamStories.

Markus Stoll is a native of Regensburg and spent much of his childhood at Schliersee. After completing his high school education, he studied business administration in Innsbruck and Buenos Aires. Since 2006, the former investment manager has been living in Munich. Every free minute the father of two spends on sports, including trail running, free skiing, road cycling, and mountain biking. He admires Gerhard Polt and Fredl Fesl and is a fan of Helge Schneider and Harald Schmidt.

Doors: 7:00 PM

Admission: 7:00 PM // Start: 7:30 PM

Look forward to an unforgettable evening full of enjoyment and laughter! Immerse yourself in our exclusive dinner show in a small, manageable setting, where we combine a delicious 4-course menu with a humorous line-up of three outstanding comedians.

This is what awaits you:

4-Course Menu: Our talented chefs have crafted an exquisite menu for you that will delight your palate. Each course will be a culinary highlight.

3 Comedians: Experience the crème de la crème of the German-speaking comedy scene! Our comedians have made their mark in renowned formats such as Quatsch Comedy Club, NightWash, and BrosComedy. Get ready to laugh with a show full of wit and entertainment.

Moderation between courses: One of the 3 comedians will guide you through the evening, introducing one comedian after another between the courses. Laughter is guaranteed – from start to finish!

Our trained and friendly service team will accompany you on this culinary and humorous journey. Enjoy an evening dedicated entirely to well-being and entertainment.

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Secure your seats for this special evening! Enjoy food, laughter, and time with your loved ones – all this awaits you at our dinner show. Reserve today to ensure you don’t miss this unique experience.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Admission: 7:00 PM

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

Death is never beautiful. But there are worse things than peacefully falling asleep at the age of 94. For example, a funeral that completely gets out of hand. Gernot Steinfels, patriarch of a middle-class company, has passed away, and his successor organizes the burial. However, the message on the ribbon causes intense irritation: "In deep sorrow. Your employees." Because: What about the female employees? Thus, a debate erupts before the ceremony between the boss and his employees, where current issues, discussions, and wounds around sexism, gendering, wokeness, and political correctness collide head-on.
A gender discussion by Dietmar Jacobs and Moritz Netenjakob with René Heinersdorff, Mareike Haas, and David Hober
Directed by: René Heinersdorff