Ornamenta is a cultural program in Pforzheim and the Nordschwarzwald region that takes place from July 5 to September 29, 2024. On new routes with art and design, visitors experience exhibitions, public artworks as permanent installations, and events at more than 20 locations in the Nordschwarzwald.

For three months, the municipalities in the region are expanded through five thematic neighborhoods. These new communities with the names Inhalatorium, Solartal, Bad Databrunn, Schmutzige Ecke, and Zum Eros address topics that concern the people of the region and Europe alike. From sunshine and clean air to social taboos and technology, each thematic community serves as a place of interaction: local associations showcase unexpected partnerships with international cultural practitioners, traditional institutions meet progressive artists, regional industries are enriched by ideas from young designers.

Daphne de Luxe is an entertainer with heart and soul and faithfully brings her slogan "Comedy in abundance" to the stage. Behind this is a balanced show concept of cabaret, comedy, live singing, and close contact with the audience.

In "Das pralle Leben" (The Full Life), the charismatic "XL Barbie" chats sharp-tongued, life-affirming, and intentionally ambiguous about her perspective on things. The program is filled with new anecdotes, rocking yet gentle songs, and plenty of improvisational talent. The voluptuous blonde convinces with her unique blend of amusing entertainment, self-irony, depth, authenticity, and live singing.

Daphne de Luxe takes her audience on a journey through memories, chats about childhood, dialects and standard German, exposes calorie myths, and gives the audience the feeling of listening to stories from their best friend. She tackles current social issues and never takes herself too seriously.

Recently, the press described Daphne as a "Comedy Valkyrie" who knows how to "captivate her audience with her unconditionally joyful aura" and there is hardly anything more to add. Whether spirited, quiet, spontaneously direct, self-ironic, or subtle - the eloquent entertainer always captivates her audience. Even musically, the blonde powerhouse cannot be pigeonholed and presents a mix of swing, rock pop music, touching ballads, and chansons.

Doors open: 7:00 PM

ELVIS meets Dinner!

The greatest hits of Elvis Presley
Travel back with us to the 50s, 60s, and 70s and experience
the most successful hits of Elvis Presley while enjoying an exquisite multi-course menu.

With a powerful vocal volume and authentic movements,
we make the audience believe that the King himself is on stage. In
outfits from Presley's personal tailor, Rami Aslan takes
his audience on an exciting and energetic journey back in time to
the era of the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

Doors open at 6:30 PM

Berlin, 1929: The "Golden Twenties" are still faintly glowing. Unemployment and social unrest lead to uncertainty, hopelessness, and instability. The rise of the National Socialists seems unstoppable. Cliff Bradshaw, a young American writer, travels to Berlin to write a novel. On the train, he meets Ernst Ludwig. The charming man takes Cliff under his wing, and thus Cliff also gets to know the Kit-Kat Club, where he meets the singer Sally Bowles. She is the star of the show! He falls in love with her.
Similarly, there has been a spark between the landlady Fräulein Schneider and the fruit dealer Herr Schulz. But the political development overshadows the whole scene. The threat is growing, the times are getting darker, and everything is turning into a dance on a volcano.

In the successful musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb from 1966, a story unfolds for the audience against the backdrop of the rising National Socialism about Berlin in the late twenties, with everything that goes with it: humor, love, and great passion.

To be seen as:

Conférence - Soufjan Ibrahim
Sally Bowles - Johanna Haas
Clifford Bradshaw - Valentino Karl
Fräulein Schneider - Claudia Reimer
Herr Schultz - Helge van Hoove
Fräulein Kost - Fiorina Bogatu
Ernst-Ludwig - Fabian Baecker
Piano - Tjaard Kirsch

Book by Joe Masteroff
based on the play "I Am a Camera" by John van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Music by John Kander
German version by Robert Gilbert
in the reduced orchestral arrangement by Chris Walker

Foyer open 2h before the performance starts, auditorium admission 45m before the performance starts

In the aftermath of a life-shattering accident, a married couple find themselves drifting perilously apart. “Rabbit Hole” charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places … and for a path that will lead them back up into the light of day.

Cast:
Becca – Sarah Macey
Izzy – Emma Merrit
Howie – Alexander Hemus
Nat – Katja Sassi-Bucsit
Jason – Leon Gacheru

Crew:
Director: Michael Ennis
Assistant Director: Hazem Elessawy
Producer: Julie Ng
Stage Manager: Aleksandra Galaganova
Light and Sound Tech: Patrick O’Sullivan
Set Designer: Julie Ng
Props Master: Aleksandra Galaganova
Costume Designer: Ornela Giolla
Assistant Props Master: Aditya Singh
Assistant Props Master: Philip Carr

When Louis Armstrong went from New Orleans to Chicago in 1922 to play in King Oliver's band, when people drank whiskey from teacups and smoked cigarettes from long carved necks, when the skirts and hairstyles of young ladies became shorter: that's when hot jazz emerged, that unmistakable jazz style that the REDHOUSE HOT SIX from Freiburg have dedicated themselves to.

Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, and of course Duke Ellington are therefore the godfathers when the band starts playing. Or in other words: "The band simply couldn't be held back.... the whole venue was a boiling cauldron... I felt like the roof would lift off the ceiling!" (Quote)

In this sense: Be surprised and get carried away into a refined frenzy of really good music.

Doors open at 7:30 pm

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

The perfectly planned captain's dinner with delicious food, attractive entertainment, and illustrious guests is on the agenda. Captain James Cook is in high spirits because the evening promises to be a great success. But what happens next is a shock to all guests. Suddenly a body appears, and the evening turns into a deadly fiasco with numerous complications, twists, and a whole handful of suspects.

Be on your guard: nobody can escape this murderous plot! In the middle of the open sea, the culprit must be unmasked before they can strike again! Can you catch the murderer?

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

Reception from 6:30 p.m. outdoors - Hall entrance at 7 p.m. together

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Opera in two acts | KV 620
Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
Duration: 140 mins including intermission

PRODUCTION TEAM
Puppet construction: Bernhard Leismüller
Puppet heads: Sebastian Demmel
Costume tailoring: Bernhard Leismüller
Stage design: Bettina Hummitzsch
Direction, Dramaturgy: Ralf Hechelmann

STAGING
The production consciously avoids the countless interpretations that the work has undergone in its over two-hundred-year history. The Lindauer Magic Flute takes place in a fairytale land. And this is not only because the fairytale genre strategically uses illogicalities and paradoxes to enchant literally. Each spectator is allowed and encouraged to find and invent their own story in the Magic Flute.

STAGE HISTORY
The premiere took place on September 30, 1791, at the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden - a Viennese suburban theater. In October 1791 alone, the Magic Flute had nearly twenty performances, and it continued to be successful in the Viennese theater's program in the following months. A year later, on October 25, 1792, it was successfully performed in Prague, followed by performances in Munich, in Frankfurt am Main in 1793, and finally in Berlin and in Weimar in 1794.

Experience the hits of the incomparable Swedish cult band ABBA,
with around 400 million records sold, one of the most successful bands of all time!

Accompanied by an exquisite multi-course menu, we will take you back to the
era of bell-bottoms and platform shoes.

In authentic costumes, our artists bring back the disco era with hits like "Dancing Queen"
and "Mamma Mia" and many more.

Become part of an unforgettable evening, up close with Anni-Frid, Björn, Benny, and Agnetha
and embark on a journey into the musical world of ABBA.

Doors open: 6:30 PM

21st March 2024
Suchtpotenzial (Music Comedy)
"Bällebad forever"

19th May 2024
Max Beier (Cabaret)
"Love & Order"

1st June 2024
Yann Yuro (Mental Magic)
"Revelation"

11th October 2024
Anny Hartmann (Political Cabaret)
"Climate Ballerina"

5th December 2024
La Signora (Comedy)
"Make a wish"

Admittance: 6:30 PM

Any remaining tickets possibly available at the box office, information at 06894-13-523

Admission: 5:30 PM

The Lagerhalle transforms once a month into the stage of the fantastic Jever Song Night. At the selected acoustic concerts, you can experience genres from Americana to folk and indie to zydeco live in a living room atmosphere and listen to talented singer-songwriters performing their most beautiful music.

Friday, September 20, Starting at 8:00 PM, Doors open at 7:00 PM
Wild mix of Blues, Soul, Rock & R'n'B - the groove machine from Copenhagen is back!

Doors open at 7:00 PM

Already from 2004 to 2013, Rosenau, together with Theater Rampe, Theaterhaus, Literaturhaus, and Laboratorium, annually organized the "Viennese Week" festival. The idea was to focus on Vienna/Austria for a week and specifically invite cabaret artists, writers, authors, and theater productions from there to Stuttgart. The series "Wiener Blut" now picks up on this idea again. Throughout the year, various Austrian cabaret artists will present their programs at Rosenau: Social, political, and interpersonal topics are entertainingly brought to the stage in a cabaret style! And everything is a bit more biting, sinister, ironic, quirky, and often more poetic than from German territory.
The subscription consists of the following 6 events:
- 09.02.24 Benedikt Mitmannsgruber with "The strange case of Benedikt Mitmannsgruber"
- 04.04.24 Blonder Engel with "Songs that are funny and sometimes a bit sad, but that's okay"
- 19.04.24 Christine Teichmann with "Left right human rights"
- 11.09.24 Magda Leeb with "Pigging out"
- 04.10.24 Blözinger with "New Program"
- 23.10.24 Hosea Ratschiller with "HOSEA"

A musical look at a world gone out of joint

The Liedersachsen Petra Fritsche Grote and Kai Gerling take the audience on a journey with their German-language songs.

Profound, thoughtful content alternates with stories that life wrote.

An entertaining program that stimulates reflection.

Two genuine local heroes with a selection from their endless repertoire of self-written lyrics and handmade music.

The artist Kendall Lujan from Portland, Oregon, combines powerful vocals with a folk/jazz flair. Her distinctive voice blends inspiration from old jazz and old country with her very own interpretation of expression. She prefers to write when she is sad, but as she says, "sometimes people just want to be sad - it is temporarily pleasant because it makes happiness so much sweeter." Her debut EP is set to be released in early 2023.

Doors open: 7:00 PM

Sweet is one of the few infamous "Glam Rock Bands" that achieved chart success in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. They have sold over 30 million records and are still a touring band. Sweet offers much more than just Glam Rock, their music is timeless and versatile. From pure pop to heavy metal, from songs like Little Willy with just three chords to complex arrangements like Love Is Like Oxygen.

1970 was a significant year, Sweet with Andy Scott, Steve Priest, Mick Tucker, and Brian Connolly met songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and record producer Phil Wainman. This five-year partnership produced twelve Top-Twenty hits, including a number one. The media then claimed that the band was a manufactured band. Die-hard fans knew better. On the B sides of the hits, one could find their own heavy rock compositions. The live performances were sensational, not just because of the music. Band members were arrested in Belgium for an obscene stage performance. All this only enhanced their image.

US hits included among others Ballroom Blitz, later featured in the movie "Wayne´s World," Fox On The Run, a number two, Action later a hit for Def Leppard, and Love Is Like Oxygen at number five. Their album Desolation Boulevard went gold. Love Is Like Oxygen was Sweet's first worldwide hit in three years. The song, written by guitarist Andy Scott, received two Novello Awards. Sweet had finally achieved their goal - recognition in the UK. Then something incredible happened: Lead singer Brian Connolly left the band in January 1979. The remaining trio continued as a three-piece suite, as they were once described, but despite several hits in Europe and three more albums, everything was over after one last tour in the UK in 1981.

The band had 9 number one hits in Germany during the 70s and are now on the brink of their tenth success. Do It All Over Again, the first single from the new album Sweetlife, which is finally available in Germany.

In 2017, ANDY SCOTT, along with SUZI QUATRO and SLADE drummer DON POWELL, produced a highly acclaimed album under the name Q.S.P and will embark on an extensive tour of Australia in 2018.
The release of the new album is finally planned for 2024.

Andy Scott has been performing on stages worldwide for decades. Nearly all shows in 2023 were sold out! THE SWEET have not lost any pulling power. "THE SWEET and 'The Final Round Part II' in 2024...!!!

Doors open: 19:00 o’clock.