Markus Lanz - Grönland - Meine Reise ans Ende der Welt
Normally he interviews people with interesting stories. But for almost 15 years now, Markus Lanz regularly exchanges the TV studio for one of the most extreme and fascinating regions in the world: Greenland. "I always lug an incredible amount of stuff around with me, including two cameras and more than half a dozen lenses. The telephoto lens alone weighs five kilos, and I have often wondered why I subject myself to this. But then, in this almost surreal winter light, a polar bear suddenly appears, and the torment is forgotten," says Lanz.
For National Geographic, he made a book out of about 20,000 photos taken during his travels, which became a bestseller, and for ZDF he traveled in February and June 2010 for several weeks to North and East Greenland. The report "Longing for Greenland" was seen by almost four million TV viewers. In an elaborately produced multi-vision show, Markus Lanz now presents his photos and film recordings on stage for the first time, sharing his experiences and adventures with the audience. "We can learn a lot from the last Arctic hunters," says Lanz, "especially their incredible ability to concentrate has deeply impressed me. Anyone who can crouch motionless for five hours at a seal hole at minus 30 degrees must have abilities that we have long lost."
Markus Lanz, who grew up in the Dolomites, did not shy away from the hardships that such expeditions entail. He repeatedly visited the hunters of Siorapaluk, the northernmost village in the world, and spent days traveling with them and their dog sleds across the frozen sea to hunt. In February, he spent the night in bivouacs at temperatures around minus 40 degrees, experienced life-threatening snowstorms, and marveled at the Northern Lights. Again and again, he captured the magnificent scenery in pictures: people at their archaic work, icebergs in almost unreal light, but also children swimming in eight-degree cold water, hunters and their mysterious connection to their dogs, fishermen in their tiny boats threatened by huge icebergs. There are probably few people who have experienced, photographed, and filmed Greenland as originally as Markus Lanz - a world that will probably not exist for much longer. Experience a special evening with him and immerse yourself in a harsh world full of beauty, but also toughness and deprivation.
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