Theatre & Variety

20.00

"The World of Otto Dix" – Variety theatre theatre in Pictures

Otto Dix, a visionary of German art, made history with his distinctive works – his paintings are among the most impressive and provocative of the 20th century. Now his iconic motifs and figures come to life: scenes from the big city or the fascinating portrait of the dancer Anita Berber draw viewers directly into the vibrant cosmos of the 1920s. True to his maxim "Everything must be seen," an intoxicating kaleidoscope of art, life, and the zeitgeist unfolds before the audience's eyes.

Artists:

• Leo Garbo (Germany) - Hula-Hoop, Dance, Aerial Acrobatics
• Julia Katharina Wutte (Austria) - Dance, Contortion, Aerial Acrobatics
• Naomi Brenkman & Ottavio Gesmundo (Netherlands & USA) - Crossbow, Whip
• Monsieur Chapeau (Germany) - Rola-Rola
• Samaki (Italy) - Dance, Juggling
• Thomas Staath (France) - Chinese Pole, Hoop Juggling
• Stine Fischer (Germany) - Vocals & Host
• Live Band - "Roter Salon"

There are only a few remaining places for WGT visitors. Reservations are not possible.

15.00 (Doors open 14.30, duration 1 hour)

Magic show: "Dark Magic Show: Séance" with Attila Karoly

A dark and fascinating magic show awaits you, centred around spiritualism, necromancy, and mind reading—not a real séance, but an illusion full of suspense and magic. The show takes you through the history of spiritualism from the 19th century to the present day and impressively demonstrates apparent communication with the afterlife. A spirit is summoned – and responds. The audience's fears are read, and at the end, the audience even succeeds in deciphering the thoughts of a serial killer. A show full of goosebumps, dark magic, and psychological illusion – mysterious, entertaining, and guaranteed to be unforgettable.

17.00 (doors open 16.30, duration 1 hour)

Magic show: "The Black Freak Show" with Attila Karoly

Look forward to an extraordinary magic show in the style of classic "freak shows." The focus is on astonishing performances that impressively showcase special physical abilities and illusions. The artist performs seemingly impossible tricks – inspired by old fairs and fakir traditions – and plays with insensitivity to pain and optical illusion. Fire elements and surprising props are also used. A show full of wonder, excitement, and unusual moments – not for the faint of heart, but guaranteed to be fascinating.

Attila Karoly is a magician, mentalist, occultist & "freak show" artist.

20.00

"The World of Otto Dix" – Variety theatre theatre in Pictures

Otto Dix, a visionary of German art, made history with his distinctive works – his paintings are among the most impressive and provocative of the 20th century. Now his iconic motifs and figures come to life: scenes from the big city or the fascinating portrait of the dancer Anita Berber draw viewers directly into the vibrant cosmos of the 1920s. True to his maxim "Everything must be seen," an intoxicating kaleidoscope of art, life, and the zeitgeist unfolds before the audience's eyes.

Artists:

• Leo Garbo (Germany) - Hula-Hoop, Dance, Aerial Acrobatics
• Julia Katharina Wutte (Austria) - Dance, Contortion, Aerial Acrobatics
• Naomi Brenkman & Ottavio Gesmundo (Netherlands & USA) - Crossbow, Whip
• Monsieur Chapeau (Germany) - Rola-Rola
• Samaki (Italy) - Dance, Juggling
• Thomas Staath (France) - Chinese Pole, Hoop Juggling
• Stine Fischer (Germany) - Vocals & Host
• Live Band - "Roter Salon"

There are only a few remaining places for WGT visitors. Reservations are not possible.

17.00

“Faust” – play based on the tragedy by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (in German)

The polymath Faust is experiencing a profound crisis of meaning. Torn between his thirst for knowledge and his zest for life, he desperately searches and tries, hopes, and ultimately becomes susceptible to seductive forces. These, of course, are not long in coming: intoxication, the eternal feminine, and magic all clamour to capture a wandering soul. How steadfastly can one strive? What is delusion and what is vision? And who in the devil's name is this Doctor Faust?

Marleen Müller, Brian Völkner and Tobias Schaaf from TheaterPACK take on the challenge of playfully realising this gigantic work.

Directed by Frank Schletter

17.30 – 19.00

Dark cabaret (in German):
Der Tod – "WGT-Spezial - Neues aus meinem Leben als Tod"

Death himself returns to the WGT after a year and reports on how he saves politics, redeems the world and eliminates problems in this world. 'Death Comedy' with new cemetery illustrations, fresh, modern lyrics and gruesome song parodies. It's never too late to laugh your head off!

15.00 (Doors open 14.30, duration 1 hour)

Magic show: "Dark Magic Show: Séance" with Attila Karoly

A dark and fascinating magic show awaits you, centred around spiritualism, necromancy, and mind reading—not a real séance, but an illusion full of suspense and magic. The show takes you through the history of spiritualism from the 19th century to the present day and impressively demonstrates apparent communication with the afterlife. A spirit is summoned – and responds. The audience's fears are read, and at the end, the audience even succeeds in deciphering the thoughts of a serial killer. A show full of goosebumps, dark magic, and psychological illusion – mysterious, entertaining, and guaranteed to be unforgettable.

17.00 (doors open 16.30, duration 1 hour)

Magic show: "The Black Freak Show" with Attila Karoly

Look forward to an extraordinary magic show in the style of classic "freak shows." The focus is on astonishing performances that impressively showcase special physical abilities and illusions. The artist performs seemingly impossible tricks – inspired by old fairs and fakir traditions – and plays with insensitivity to pain and optical illusion. Fire elements and surprising props are also used. A show full of wonder, excitement, and unusual moments – not for the faint of heart, but guaranteed to be fascinating.

Attila Karoly is a magician, mentalist, occultist & "freak show" artist.

13.30

Concert: Midgards Boten – ein Mythos im Klang
"Snow White and Roseroth" - A fairy tale of loving daughters, rosebushes, wicked dwarves, and a prince in a bear.

In the fairy tale of Snow White and Roseroth, we encounter many of the old fairy tale clichés: the unity of nature and humanity, innocence and longing, preservation and devotion, grace and dignity, and an evil, greedy, elderly, ungrateful, but no longer to be taken seriously, dwarf who must be kept alive long enough to allow the metamorphosis from a wild bear into a handsome prince to succeed. A fairy tale of holding on and letting go, the rise of the despised, the survival of the threatened, of deep human experiences and longings, and the secret of how children can grow up and yet remain childlike.

17.00 and 20.00

"The World of Otto Dix" – Variety theatre theatre in Pictures

Otto Dix, a visionary of German art, made history with his distinctive works – his paintings are among the most impressive and provocative of the 20th century. Now his iconic motifs and figures come to life: scenes from the big city or the fascinating portrait of the dancer Anita Berber draw viewers directly into the vibrant cosmos of the 1920s. True to his maxim "Everything must be seen," an intoxicating kaleidoscope of art, life, and the zeitgeist unfolds before the audience's eyes.

Artists:

• Leo Garbo (Germany) - Hula-Hoop, Dance, Aerial Acrobatics
• Julia Katharina Wutte (Austria) - Dance, Contortion, Aerial Acrobatics
• Naomi Brenkman & Ottavio Gesmundo (Netherlands & USA) - Crossbow, Whip
• Monsieur Chapeau (Germany) - Rola-Rola
• Samaki (Italy) - Dance, Juggling
• Thomas Staath (France) - Chinese Pole, Hoop Juggling
• Stine Fischer (Germany) - Vocals & Host
• Live Band - "Roter Salon"

There are only a few remaining places for WGT visitors. Reservations are not possible.

13.00

"Die Schatzinsel" – a play (in German) based on the adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, running time approx. 2 hours, exclusive preview of the new production by TheaterPACK

An old sea chest, washed up in front of the harbor pub "Zum Fernrohr", awakens memories – fishermen's wives and harbour prostitutes vividly tell of what it was like back then when the proud Hispaniola pulled up the anchor: on board Captain Smollett, cabin boy Jim Hawkins, the doctor and the admiral, the one-legged ship's cook John Silver with his ancient parrot and the whole daring bunch of sailors, with whom you never knew who could really be trusted ...
For over 140 years, Stevenson's novel of Treasure Island has fascinated young and old. Because we can't get enough of these adventures either, we'll be going on board again for the WGT, flashing our cutlasses, singing from rum-stained Sing the sailors' songs and try to hide our shaky knees as the ghost of the dead pirate Flint fools the treasure hunters.

Starring:
Simone Cohn-Vossen, Linda Gwendolyna Lütkemüller, Marleen Müller, Katja A. Pohl, Mario Rothe-Frese, Frank Schletter and others

Director/Set Design: Frank Schletter

15.00 – 17.00

Dark cabaret (in German):
Der Tod – "WGT-Spezial - Neues aus meinem Leben als Tod"

Death himself returns to the WGT after a year and reports on how he saves politics, redeems the world and eliminates problems in this world. 'Death Comedy' with new cemetery illustrations, fresh, modern lyrics and gruesome song parodies. It's never too late to laugh your head off!

11.00 -11.45

Children's Theatre (in German): "The Story of the Little Ghost"

Gerno Knall reads the famous ghost book, and suddenly the Little Ghost appears in the middle of the day. Now he must bring it back into the night. To do so, he must complete four curious tasks.

15.00 (Doors open 14.30, duration 1 hour)

Magic show: "Dark Magic Show: Séance" with Attila Karoly

A dark and fascinating magic show awaits you, centred around spiritualism, necromancy, and mind reading—not a real séance, but an illusion full of suspense and magic. The show takes you through the history of spiritualism from the 19th century to the present day and impressively demonstrates apparent communication with the afterlife. A spirit is summoned – and responds. The audience's fears are read, and at the end, the audience even succeeds in deciphering the thoughts of a serial killer. A show full of goosebumps, dark magic, and psychological illusion – mysterious, entertaining, and guaranteed to be unforgettable.

17.00 (doors open 16.30, duration 1 hour)

Magic show: "The Black Freak Show" with Attila Karoly

Look forward to an extraordinary magic show in the style of classic "freak shows." The focus is on astonishing performances that impressively showcase special physical abilities and illusions. The artist performs seemingly impossible tricks – inspired by old fairs and fakir traditions – and plays with insensitivity to pain and optical illusion. Fire elements and surprising props are also used. A show full of wonder, excitement, and unusual moments – not for the faint of heart, but guaranteed to be fascinating.

Attila Karoly is a magician, mentalist, occultist & "freak show" artist.

11.30

„Menschliches, Allzumenschliches - Von den Abgründen des menschlichen Seins“
Songs and Texts with Claudia Gräf, Axel Thielmann and Tilo Augsten

Friedrich Nietzsche—from whom the title of the program comes—wasn't the only one to explore the first and the last things, delving into the history of moral sentiments, reading the souls of artists, and identifying the signs of higher and lower culture.
Claudia Gräf, Axel Thielmann, and Tilo Augsten also do this in their customary bawdy, intellectual, literary, and musical style, raising questions that a moderately narcissistic person would never consider. At the end, as every year, the "Little Trumpeter" plays, and all is well again. After all, people need some kind of swaying element in the world, and good entertainment every now and then.

15.00 and 18.00

"The World of Otto Dix" – Variety theatre theatre in Pictures

Otto Dix, a visionary of German art, made history with his distinctive works – his paintings are among the most impressive and provocative of the 20th century. Now his iconic motifs and figures come to life: scenes from the big city or the fascinating portrait of the dancer Anita Berber draw viewers directly into the vibrant cosmos of the 1920s. True to his maxim "Everything must be seen," an intoxicating kaleidoscope of art, life, and the zeitgeist unfolds before the audience's eyes.

Artists:

• Leo Garbo (Germany) - Hula-Hoop, Dance, Aerial Acrobatics
• Julia Katharina Wutte (Austria) - Dance, Contortion, Aerial Acrobatics
• Naomi Brenkman & Ottavio Gesmundo (Netherlands & USA) - Crossbow, Whip
• Monsieur Chapeau (Germany) - Rola-Rola
• Samaki (Italy) - Dance, Juggling
• Thomas Staath (France) - Chinese Pole, Hoop Juggling
• Stine Fischer (Germany) - Vocals & Host
• Live Band - "Roter Salon"

There are only a few remaining places for WGT visitors. Reservations are not possible.

11:00 - 11:40

Children's Theatre in German: “Of a Man Who Set Out to Learn to Fear”

Of all people, the overly anxious Gerno Knall is cast in this spooky fairy tale. This is how harmless things become wonderfully scary experiences. Just the thing for the little WGT visitor.