The world traveler Frank Zagel from Lohr am Main has been traveling with his wife and their two children across the continents of this Earth for many years. The four of them have seen and experienced a lot, but when asked which journey fascinates them the most, the verdict is quite clear: The long tours across the ever-green island of Ireland!
During three visits and six months of stay, they succumbed to the charm of Europe’s wild west. These travels were much more than an adventure among sheep, moss, and crumbling ruins. There is the exciting history reaching into the present, which the attentive traveler encounters time and again. Then, of course, the beautiful nature and the unique and famous Celtic music.
From Ireland’s capital Dublin, the journey leads to hidden corners of this mysterious island, which in many ways represents a real fairy tale in the far west of Europe. Not only the sleepy villages with their legendary pubs, the unique cliffs and enchanted landscapes, but above all, the Irish themselves make this country so fairy-tale-like.
On foot, the family, on rain-soaked hikes surrounded by mists, always follows the traces of mystical graves of the Celts and millennia-old excavation sites. Of course, they also conquered the three highest mountains in the country: With Carrantuohill being the tallest, the beautiful Mount Errigal, and the holiest Crough Patrick.
On their travels, the family repeatedly encounters the typical Irish characters: A stay on Tory Island culminates in an audience with the only “Irish King,” Patsy Dan Rogers, who takes the time for an extensive interview and explains to the children why he does not own a castle and wears no crown! In his old workshop, Eugene Lamb demonstrates how he lovingly handcrafts Irish bagpipes.
Frank & family also became acquainted with Dr. Prannie Rhatigan, who wrote the only cookbook about seaweed to date. Time and again, the Zagels navigate the notorious, rhododendron-flanked, narrow and winding roads and sleep on lonely dream beaches.
In this live-commentated film and picture report, Frank Zagel takes the audience on a humorous overview of all the Irish counties, from Cork to Belfast, from the legendary Ring of Kerry to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.
Céad míle fáilte – a hundred thousand welcomes!
The report will be accompanied LIVE by the Irish Folk Band LEPRECHAUN'S PLEASURE from Switzerland. With their authentic sound, the four Lucerne folk musicians contribute to traditionally perfecting the beauty of Ireland.

Zehetmair Quartett

Thomas Zehetmair | Violin
Jakub Jakowicz | Violin
Ruth Killius | Viola
Daniel Haefliger | Cello

Franz Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor D 703
Karol Szymanowski String Quartet No. 2 Op. 56
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 3 E-flat minor Op. 30

In 1994, the Salzburg violinist and conductor Thomas Zehetmair (*1961) founded his own chamber music ensemble. As the Zehetmair Quartett, it has long been among the world's elite string quartet ensembles with the highest level of musicianship.
The concert audience is well acquainted with Thomas Zehetmair, who has been the chief conductor of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra since the 2019/20 season. Experiencing the star violinist in Ravensburg with his remarkable quartet is a unique opportunity.
Right at the beginning of the concert program, there is a treat: The approximately 9-minute Quartettsatz in C minor was composed by Franz Schubert in 1820. It is a fragment of an unfinished composition and premiered on March 1, 1867, at the Vienna Musikverein.
The String Quartet No. 2 by the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) was created in 1927. The influence of folk music, inspired by Béla Bartók, is unmistakable.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) composed his approximately 40-minute third string quartet in 1876 in memory of the Czech violin virtuoso Ferdinand Laub (1832-1875).

Organizer: Cultural Office Ravensburg

© Frederic Laverriere

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or: The Return of the Universal Language

A tavern conversational piece by Andreas Kloos

In the “Wilde Mann,” a dimly lit pub between beer, slot machines, and grand speeches, worlds collide: Rhea, an activist on a mission for change, the angry innkeeper Goetze, who clings to the old – and HM, who is haunted at night by the spirit of the priest Schleyer, who once invented the universal language Volapük – out of love for humanity.

What begins as a quirky tavern scene quickly turns into a verbal sparring match about justice, identity, and the power of words. Between gender asterisks and language purism, between old wounds and new utopias, a struggle ignites over nothing less than the question: Can language divide us – or unite us all?

“Der Wilde Mann” is a wild ride through anger and humor, longing and linguistic power. Grotesque, touching, politically controversial – and full of rhythm, as if the play itself has music in its blood.

With: Jutta Klawuhn, Jan Henning Kraus, Maximilian Laprell, Laura Sauer, Ana Schlaegel / Directed by: Andreas Kloos / Assistant: Diana Nowicki / Stage: Werner Klaus / Costumes: Mechthild Scheinpflug

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In "ERiCH", the brilliant gangster saga by BlöZinger, two unequal brothers meet for the first time at the funeral of the family patriarch after more than twenty years. Of course, a lot has happened in the meantime. But that’s nothing compared to the events that take a crazy turn with the funeral: shootings, a car chase in a vehicle held together only by chewing gum, as well as an aunt who suffers from social Tourette syndrome and has her laugh yoga guru in tow – hold on to your chair, because BlöZinger takes you on an adventurous rollercoaster ride deep into your brain folds. Or in other words: a road movie through the mind. KopfKinoKabarett, indeed.

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In hardly any other region in the world can one find such a diverse world of experiences in a geographically small area. Characterized by an extremely successful combination of hearty alpine culture and Italian lifestyle, many are enchanted by a magic that is hard to escape. Magnificent mountain ranges, mysterious mountain lakes, and spectacular light displays on the bizarre peaks of the Dolomites have inspired the 3D photographer Stephan Schulz throughout all four seasons.
He biked to a legendary cult site in the Sarntal and climbed in winter conditions over the daring ridge to the summit of the Ortler. He followed a huge caravan of sheep over the main alpine ridge and accompanied over 1000 Ladin-speaking men on the largest pilgrimage in the alpine region.
He paraglided up the gigantic north face of the Langkofel and was tempted by multi-day adventurous climbing routes in the vertical walls of the Dolomites as well as enjoyable climbing routes on the Vajolettowers or the Three Peaks. And with snowshoes, he explored the untouched winter nature.
He was also able to unleash his creativity photographically: with a drone, airplane, and hot air balloon, he captured spectacular aerial shots, and during an ice dive, he experienced from below the bizarrely beautiful wonderland of air bubbles trapped in the ice cover. Additionally, he was always enchanted by the sparkling starry nights where the Milky Way shines over the mountains. He also stumbled upon a rich world of legends as well as traces of the tumultuous history of the Dolomites.
He experienced pagan winter customs and met some eccentric contemporaries on his journey: there is Martha, who claims to be the last witch from the Sciliar, and Kurt, who lives outside all year in his original biotope as a dropout.
Dive into an overwhelming 3D visual feast – a tangible visual experience that is unique in the realm of live reporting in the German-speaking world!

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Eight sentences with varying tempos by Alessandro Baricco
Translated by Marina Wandruszka

A waterfall, a daring plan, and two men who are both quirky and eccentric in their own ways: Jerry Wesson lives in a shabby hut near Niagara Falls and understands water better than the people around him. Tom Smith, an unfortunate inventor and even more unfortunate meteorologist, hopes to get information from him for his statistical tables on the weather of the past decades.

Just as the quirky layabouts are forming a friendship, the young journalist Rachel Green bursts into their lives. Filled with the desire to write an extraordinary story, she proposes a spectacular experiment: she wants to plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel – and survive with the help of the two men.

Alessandro Baricco's play deals, just like his "Legend of the Ocean Pianist," with the fear and longing to take the leap into the unknown. About dreams, coincidences, and the question of what we risk to leave our mark.

With: N.N., Jutta Klawuhn, Alex Niess, Marco Ricciardo / Directed by: Karsten Engelhardt / Stage: Werner Klaus / Costumes: Mechthild Scheinpflug

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Eight sentences with varying tempos by Alessandro Baricco
Translated by Marina Wandruszka

A waterfall, a daring plan, and two men who are both quirky and eccentric in their own ways: Jerry Wesson lives in a shabby hut near Niagara Falls and understands water better than the people around him. Tom Smith, an unfortunate inventor and even more unfortunate meteorologist, hopes to get information from him for his statistical tables on the weather of the past decades.

Just as the quirky layabouts are forming a friendship, the young journalist Rachel Green bursts into their lives. Filled with the desire to write an extraordinary story, she proposes a spectacular experiment: she wants to plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel – and survive with the help of the two men.

Alessandro Baricco's play deals, just like his "Legend of the Ocean Pianist," with the fear and longing to take the leap into the unknown. About dreams, coincidences, and the question of what we risk to leave our mark.

With: N.N., Jutta Klawuhn, Alex Niess, Marco Ricciardo / Directed by: Karsten Engelhardt / Stage: Werner Klaus / Costumes: Mechthild Scheinpflug