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Biedermann und die Brandstifter - Ein Lehrstück ohne Lehre von Max Frisch

Wednesday, 1/22/2025 at 7:30 PM

Biedermann und die Brandstifter - Ein Lehrstück ohne Lehre von Max Frisch

Wednesday, 1/22/2025
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Originally, it was planned that the Konstanz Theater would guest at the Lindau Theater on January 22, 2025, with "Kabale + Liebe". Due to a change in the schedule in Konstanz, the production was canceled.
We are very pleased that the Theater Konstanz can now allow "Biedermann und die Brandstifter" from the current season to be presented as a guest performance in Lindau.

There's a fire! For weeks, the newspapers have reported on increasingly brazen arsons in the city. They are sparked by seemingly harmless peddlers who gain access to apartments under false pretenses. For Gottlieb Biedermann, it is clear: no one gets into his house! But then suddenly Schmitz appears at the door. He is certainly not a peddler, but a wrestler by profession. Without hesitation, he settles in the attic of the Biedermanns, and soon another needy stranger appears: The waiter Eisenring also makes himself comfortable in the apartment. Biedermann is absolutely certain that his tenants cannot be arsonists. The suspicions of his wife Babette, the barrels of gasoline that appear, or the open discussions about wood wool and matches do not help. Until it is too late not just for him, Biedermann is far too busy indulging in his benevolence.
Max Frisch's teaching play without a lesson shows that in the face of crises and political debates, it is not enough to simply look away, because in this story, Gottlieb Biedermann plays a role just as dangerous as the actual arsonists themselves. What does it mean to be a Biedermann in today's society? Kristo Šagor – the resident director at the Theater Konstanz – confronts this question when he lets Schmitz and Eisenring roam the streets again, and we all must recognize our own Biedermann within us.

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Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Die Welt, April 6, 1991.

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Ring C – Discoverer
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Lindau

3/20/2025
7:30 PM

Nicht Maria Stuart - Frei nach Friedrich Schiller

Musical, "One-Woman-Show" and gripping political and psycho-drama! Birgit Reutter shines in this theater project!

Based on Schiller's "Maria Stuart," Birgit Reutter has written this evening specifically for herself. She has shifted the focus to Mary's opponent, the English Queen Elizabeth I. – "Nicht Maria Stuart."

The fates of the two queens are inextricably linked, their destinies show many parallels. However, while Elizabeth was always keen on doing politics, maintaining a good relationship with her people, and putting her private life on the back burner, Mary followed her heart, was guided by emotions, and claimed the right to be a woman.

The Schiller material is interwoven with original letters from both protagonists and spiced up with pop and musical songs, to which Reutter has partially added new lyrics. Those who remember "Arizona" know what she can do – she acts, sings, dances, and seamlessly slides the audience from one emotion to another. Curiously, it is the songs that give the piece great depth. From "Like a Virgin" by Madonna to "Maria" from West Side Story and "Free again" by Barbara Streisand, everything is included.

"The audience celebrated Reutter's performance enthusiastically!" Allgäuer Zeitung

Production: T:K, Theater in Kempten
Idea & Concept: Birgit Reutter
Direction: Wolfgang Seidenberg
Musical Direction & Piano: Christoph Weinhart
Choreography: Ramses Sigl
Stage: Sabina Scholz
Costumes: Marietta Emtmann, Karin Kirschenbauer

With: Birgit Reutter, Marina Schmitz, Wolfgang Seidenberg

The backstage is not wheelchair accessible.

Ring C – Discoverer
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Lindau

3/21/2025
7:30 PM

Owls - "Wendolins Monocle"

"A Revelation!" – Jazz Magazine

With "Wendolins Monocle," Owls once again embark on a path that demonstrates their unbroken commitment to sound aesthetics, and more. Proficient in the idioms of European jazz, the trio celebrates a cinematic and open sound that invites listeners to follow the sophisticated melodic phrases and rich harmonies, melting into the soundscapes. They turn their pieces into unique experiences and create their own musical language, one of captivating, timeless sonic variety. By incorporating modern techniques such as electroacoustic sound processing, muted piano, looping and effects, as well as sampling sounds from nature, the otherwise traditional trio format is embedded into a contemporary sonic experience and wonderfully lifted from its purely classical form.

"A wonderfully atmospheric and timeless jazz sound that tells its story in a melodious and remarkably varied way (...)." - Michael Terna

Featuring:
Simon Oberleitner (piano and electroacoustics)
Andreas Wälti (double bass)
Konstantin Kräutler-Horváth (drums and sampling)

feat.
Herbert Walser-Breuß (cornet, trumpet, live electronics)
Veronika Morscher (vocals)

In cooperation with Jazzclub Lindau

Selectable in the open subscription

The backstage area is not barrier-free accessible.

In cooperation with Jazzclub Lindau (B)

Lindau

3/22/2025
7:30 PM

Bei Vollmond spricht man nicht - Abenteuerliches und wunderbar kreatives Figurentheater!

An exciting journey through a fairy tale land
For audience members aged 5 and up

Adventurous and wonderfully creative puppet theater!

How many times has Princess Lora heard her father say: "Child, one does not speak with a full mouth, don't do this, don't do that." All these instructions really get on her nerves! Lora would much rather go out and explore the world outside the castle walls.

Unfortunately, her father is too busy, only thinking about his crown, and certainly not about his people. And definitely not about his daughter's needs. That's why he doesn't notice when Lora simply sets off one day...

An exciting journey begins through a fairy tale land with dwarfs, a witch, the giant child Mariese, and all sorts of friendly and not so friendly creatures. The princess also meets a prince, and in the end, the father finds his daughter.

Production: Theater Zitadelle
Idea: Daniel Wagner
Directors: Regina Wagner & Team
Set design: Ralf Wagner
Puppets: Mechtild Nienaber, Ralf Wagner

With: Anna Wagner-Fregin, Daniel Wagner

Duration: approx. 50 minutes (no intermission)

The backstage area is not accessible for people with disabilities.

For audience members aged 5 and up

Lindau

3/23/2025
2:00 PM

Bei Vollmond spricht man nicht - Abenteuerliches und wunderbar kreatives Figurentheater!

An exciting journey through a fairy tale land
For audience members aged 5 and up

Adventurous and wonderfully creative puppet theater!

How many times has Princess Lora heard her father say: "Child, one does not speak with a full mouth, don't do this, don't do that." All these instructions really get on her nerves! Lora would much rather go out and explore the world outside the castle walls.

Unfortunately, her father is too busy, only thinking about his crown, and certainly not about his people. And definitely not about his daughter's needs. That's why he doesn't notice when Lora simply sets off one day...

An exciting journey begins through a fairy tale land with dwarfs, a witch, the giant child Mariese, and all sorts of friendly and not so friendly creatures. The princess also meets a prince, and in the end, the father finds his daughter.

Production: Theater Zitadelle
Idea: Daniel Wagner
Directors: Regina Wagner & Team
Set design: Ralf Wagner
Puppets: Mechtild Nienaber, Ralf Wagner

With: Anna Wagner-Fregin, Daniel Wagner

Duration: approx. 50 minutes (no intermission)

The backstage area is not accessible for people with disabilities.

For audience members aged 5 and up

Lindau

3/23/2025
4:00 PM

Bei Vollmond spricht man nicht - Abenteuerliches und wunderbar kreatives Figurentheater!

An exciting journey through a fairytale land
For audience members aged 5 and up

Adventurous and wonderfully creative puppet theater!

How many times has Princess Lora heard this from her father: "Child, one does not speak with a full mouth, don't do this, don't do that." All these instructions are getting on her nerves! Lora would much rather go out and discover the world beyond the castle walls.

Unfortunately, her father is too busy, only thinking about his crown, and not about his people. And certainly not about the needs of his daughter. That's why he doesn't notice one day when Lora simply walks away...

An exciting journey through a fairytale land begins with dwarfs, a witch, the giant child Mariese, and all sorts of friendly and not-so-friendly creatures. The princess also meets a prince, and in the end, the father finds his daughter.

Production: Theater Zitadelle
Idea: Daniel Wagner
Directors: Regina Wagner & Team
Set Design: Ralf Wagner
Puppets: Mechtild Nienaber, Ralf Wagner

With: Anna Wagner-Freding, Daniel Wagner

Duration: approx. 50 minutes (no intermission)

The backstage area is not accessible for people with disabilities.

For audience members aged 5 and up

Tickets are only available in advance at the city theater.

Lindau

3/24/2025
11:30 AM

Philipp Hochmair - Der Hagestolz

Philipp Hochmair – a literary rockstar!

A young man sets out on his journey. Joyful, enthusiastic, hopeful. Life lies ahead of him. Raised by a foster mother, cradled in affection and love, Victor, the youthful protagonist in Stifter's “Hagestolz,” seeks to uncover the secrets of his family history. He encounters his uncle, a bitter, gaunt old man who has closed himself off from love…

This narrative is almost a psycho-thriller, confronting the greatest possible opposites in the shape of Victor and his uncle. It poses the very big, existential questions of life – about meaning, joy, and our goals.

“The exceptional Austrian actor has a special gift for conveying world literature. His performances of Goethe's Werther, Schiller's ballads, and his version of Hofmannsthal's “Jedermann” guarantee sold-out houses. Blockbuster potential. Now he has taken on Stifter, and his interpretation has the potential to become the next blockbuster… Cheers!” Kurier

In the summer of 2024, Philipp Hochmair will once again play Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival.

With: Philipp Hochmair
Die Elektrohand Gottes: Fritz Rainer (drums, electronics, arrangement) Hanns Clasen (arrangement, guitar, sound and light design)

Ring D – Classics & Modern
Selectable in the outdoor subscription

No tickets available, remaining tickets may be available at the box office

Lindau

3/16/2025
7:30 PM

Philipp Hochmair - Der Hagestolz

Philipp Hochmair – a literary rockstar!

A young man sets out on his journey. Joyful, enthusiastic, hopeful. Life lies ahead of him. Raised by a foster mother, cradled in affection and love, Victor, the youthful protagonist in Stifter's “Hagestolz,” seeks to uncover the secrets of his family history. He encounters his uncle, a bitter, gaunt old man who has closed himself off from love…

This narrative is almost a psycho-thriller, confronting the greatest possible opposites in the shape of Victor and his uncle. It poses the very big, existential questions of life – about meaning, joy, and our goals.

“The exceptional Austrian actor has a special gift for conveying world literature. His performances of Goethe's Werther, Schiller's ballads, and his version of Hofmannsthal's “Jedermann” guarantee sold-out houses. Blockbuster potential. Now he has taken on Stifter, and his interpretation has the potential to become the next blockbuster… Cheers!” Kurier

In the summer of 2024, Philipp Hochmair will once again play Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival.

With: Philipp Hochmair
Die Elektrohand Gottes: Fritz Rainer (drums, electronics, arrangement) Hanns Clasen (arrangement, guitar, sound and light design)

Ring D – Classics & Modern
Selectable in the outdoor subscription

No tickets available, remaining tickets may be available at the box office

Lindau

4/2/2025
7:30 PM

Familie Flöz - Feste

Atmospherically strong Flöz production with its very own mix of poetry and gentle magic - a fairy tale without words for adults.

In a stately house by the sea, a wedding is supposed to take place. In the back, in the dark courtyard, there is great excitement: deliveries are made, cleaning, tidying up, guarding, and disposing. Sentenced to stand in the background, the servants struggle amidst the hustle and bustle of preparations for the grand celebration for their dignity and respect from the strong and wealthy.

Suddenly, a strange woman appears. Pregnant and laden with a heavy backpack, she seeks refuge in the courtyard. In exchange for protection and the essentials, she discreetly offers her help, and as if by magic, everything changes. Rigidity gives way to flexibility, unattainable wishes become reality, and panic attacks are soothed by the power of new life.

FESTE is a poetic blend of bitter tragedy and slapstick. A tragicomic story about the pursuit of individual happiness.

"It's hard to believe: in the end, there are actually only three actors on stage. (...) As always, when the mask theater Familie Flöz (...) performs, the audience was once again enthusiastic." - RP Online

Production: Familie Flöz
In cooperation with: Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Theater Duisburg, and Lessing Theater Wolfenbüttel

By: Andres Angulo, Björn Leese, Johannes Stubenvoll, Thomas van Ouwerkerk, Michael Vogel

With: Andres Angulo, Johannes Stubenvoll, Thomas van Ouwerkerk

Direction: Michael Vogel | Co-Director: Björn Leese
Masks: Hajo Schüler
Costumes: Mascha Schubert
Set Design: Felix Nolze (rotes pferd)
Music: Maraike Brüning, Benjamin Reber

Funded by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds

Not available in subscription
Selectable in the open subscription

Lindau

4/5/2025
7:30 PM

Double Drums - All you can BEAT

Sound experiences full of magic and surprises!

In the beginning was the rhythm – that's how it was for the two. Even as children, Philipp Jungk and Alexander Glöggler searched the kitchen for pots and built a small drum set out of them – basically, they still do that today. However, now it's on a worldwide scale, with multiple awards, performing together or with large orchestras! The boundaries blur between classical, groove, ambition, and entertainment.

Their new program All you can BEAT promises a unique percussion experience. The duo transforms everyday objects like garbage cans, gasoline cans, and traffic signs into captivating beats. At the same time, they make the entire world of percussion instruments, from vibraphone to marimbaphone, shine in a new light. They will present original compositions as well as global hits like Enjoy the Silence, Nothing else matters, or film music from Das Boot or Star Wars in completely novel, surprising versions.

Alex Glöggler and Philipp Jungk turn their stage into a place where the rhythm of everyday life becomes a hypnotic symphony. The energy and joy of playing from these two likable drummers transfers to the audience from the very first second — regardless of age. It's this mix of impressive precision, creativity, and engaging entertainment that makes the Double Drums program perhaps the most diverse percussion show in Europe — it is, as the Süddeutsche Zeitung titled it, simply "more than just Bum-Bum-Tschak." With always new, unexpected twists, DOUBLE DRUMS surprises their audience and offers a performance that is bursting with energy, captivating music, interaction, and humor.

Let DOUBLE DRUMS take you into a world full of rhythm!

“The ultimate percussion spectacle currently comes from Munich” Berliner Tagespiegel

With: Alexander Glöggler & Philipp Jungk (Percussion)

Outside subscription
Available in outdoor subscription

Lindau

4/20/2025
8:30 PM

Internationales Klavierfestival junger Meister - "Young Spirit - Skilled Hands"

For the 27th time, the International Festival Young Masters takes place in the Lake Constance region!

In 2020, Peter Vogel developed a new project. Under the motto "Young Spirit - Skilled Hands" internationally renowned artists and selected young masters come together, rehearse extensively, discuss stylistic and interpretive aspects of the works, and finally perform together on multiple occasions. The established musicians act as instructors, sharing their many years of experience. On the other hand, they engage as equal partners in chamber music with the highly talented students - winners of prestigious international competitions - who contribute technical brilliance, curiosity, freshness, and youthful enthusiasm.

The audience and the press were thrilled by the new format. The Memminger Zeitung wrote under the headline "With gripping intensity" in its title about "acclaim for brilliant collaboration between renowned and young masters." The Schwäbische Zeitung stated in the cultural section, among other things: "The 'young spirit' in the sense of the joy of discovery and making music ideally remains with all musicians, and 'skilled hands' are also possessed by the young ones who present themselves very successfully at international competitions and festivals. Chamber music connects performers of all ages and experience levels."

The exact lineup and program will be announced later.

The founder and artistic director of the International Festival Young Masters and birdmusic is Peter Vogel.

Except for subscription
Option available in the Open-Air subscription

Lindau

4/24/2025
8:00 PM

Küss langsam - Comedy-Schauspiel von Michael Ehnert

An equally breathtaking and comical tour de force through the male and female images of our time.

In film and television, love stories always end at the moment of highest happiness: embrace, deep gaze into the eyes, long kiss, great sex, and then - cut! Unfortunately, we never find out how the envy-inducing dream couples deal with the subsequent everyday relationship struggles. The bitter truth is: They don't handle it! Just like everyone else, dream couple or not. And so, the dreamy romance of Michael and Jennifer Ehnert also ends in front of the divorce judge.

Unfortunately, the embattled couple must wait for two more hours before an official end is drawn under their marital war, as a whole hall of divorcees is ahead of them in line. Enough time for the two to review how it all began - and how it all fell apart.

The audience witnesses a ludicrous love relationship with verbal bullets on the wayside, dialogues like landmines, and an inexhaustible cornucopia of meanness and insults.

"Never before have we so gladly watched a couple argue as we did during the relationship action comedy KÜSS LANGSAM! What Michael and Jennifer Ehnert delivered was truly spectacular! (...) Five out of five stars!" Hamburger Morgenpost

"A rapid action comedy & emotional rollercoaster ride!" Bonner Rundschau

Production: Hamburger Kammerspiele
Director: Martin Maria Blau

With: Jennifer Ehnert & Michael Ehnert

Ring C - Discoverer
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Lindau

4/27/2025
8:30 PM

Otrava - "Spielfreude"

Stirring "klezmer-Balkan stew" that is truly enjoyable!

This young and diverse ensemble, composed of instruments of various colors, has something to say! Classically trained, Otrava has early on tasted the music of the wide world. They met in the youth orchestra before setting out to create their very own and special concerts.

Now, after years of friendship and more than "111" concerts at parties, bars, restaurants, festivals, and open-air events, the musicians of Otrava venture into new territory, experimenting with new line-ups, new repertoire, and new sounds. Their music is a blend of Balkan folk music, Klezmer, original compositions, and Roma songs. It unleashes a wild firework of joy and virtuosity, as well as melancholy, heartache, and the longing of lost love. There are beats to dance to, melodies to indulge in, pounding hearts, sparkling joy in playing, and a twinkle in the eye.

The musicians introduce their musical pieces and talk about their background.

Featuring: Otrava
Antony Burkhard (clarinet)
Mischa Tapernoux (violin, vocals)
Romain Nussbaumer (trombone)
Lukas Eugster (guitar)
Florian Pezzatti (accordion)
Caspar Streit (double bass)
Yves Ehrsam (drums, vocals)
Raphael Zuzak (percussion)

Concert Subscription
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Lindau

5/1/2025
8:00 PM

Medea - nach Euripides

A thrilling production that gets under your skin.

Medea helped Jason in her homeland Colchis, protected him, and killed for him. He promised to love her and to live with her. They flee together to his homeland Corinth and live there on the outskirts of society, which does not accept Medea, the outsider, the barbarian, as an equal, while she welcomes Jason, the Greek hero, as one of her own. Nevertheless, the two live there peacefully for ten years with their two children until Jason, without Medea's knowledge, marries the king's daughter to rise socially.

This shakes Medea to the core of her being. The pain of the broken vow, her disappointment, and her boundless rage she negotiates publicly. She takes the audience with her in her struggle for justice to a point where even her closest confidante can no longer follow her: the murder of her own children to completely destroy Jason.

The story of Medea and Jason fascinates over the centuries: a love as great as that of Romeo and Juliet, and which also leads to catastrophe. Woman and man, love and calculation, home and alienation, right and wrong, these are the themes of the play, which begins with a promise that is broken.

Production: bremer shakespeare company
Text adaptation & direction: Petra-Janina Schultz
Stage & costumes: Rike Schimitschek
Choreography: Leila Bakhtali

With: Svea Auerbach, Michael Meyer, Ulrike Knospe, Markus Seuß Choir: Michael Csont, Karin Dörpmund, Fabi Heuermann, Anja Hölscher, Larissa Kroll, Sandra Luther, Julia Odermatt, Bettina Renken, Nastja Roeseler, Pia Schreiber, Steph Seumer, Melanie Tröster, Dine Urbons, Doris Wind

Ring D – Classics & Modern
Available in the outdoor subscription

Lindau

5/18/2025
7:30 PM

Tango de Amor - Musiktheater nach der Novelle von Esther Vilar - Veranstaltung im Rahmen des Bodenseefestivals

How much freedom does a love need so that the passion for one another does not fade away? Can a love even exist without freedom?

“The only man I ever wanted in my life, I nearly got again and again. How much I would have liked to lay my sacred freedom at his feet. He didn’t want it.”

The narrator in Esther Vilar's novella not only tries to delve into the vibrant zest for life that is inherent in tango music, but as a former mathematics professor, meticulously searches for a mathematical formula for “lasting passion.” For this, she focuses on the highly prominent love couple in Buenos Aires, Chucho Santelmo – one of the most successful tango musicians of all time – and his lover Nina Gluckstein. The two seem to maintain their passionate relationship at the height of love's happiness for many years. For Nina Gluckstein, there is indeed a sure way to bind Chucho Santelmo to her: under no circumstances must she show him that she wants to bind him to her. But the price for this is high!

The well-rehearsed stage duo Annette Wunsch and Goran Kovacevic will take you on a musical-literary evening to Buenos Aires, the capital of tango, exploring the winding paths of love.

“A delightful theater evening, both visually and intellectually and musically, that provoked very intense reflection. Love knows no balance. We have all had to experience this.” (Glarner Agenda, Eva Gallati)

Production: wunsch#produktion
Concept and Dramaturgy: Annette Wunsch
Musical Concept: Goran Kovacevic

With:
Annette Wunsch (acting)
Goran Kovacevic (accordion)

Event as part of the Bodensee Festival.

“The Mathematics of Nina Gluckstein”

Lindau

6/5/2025
7:30 PM

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