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Editor’s Note: This article was published in a previous edition of the Kaiserslautern American and the information has been updated to reflect this year’s event.
Kaiserslautern’s annual street theater festival called “Alles muss raus,” Get it all out, will take place today through Sunday in the city center. The Lebens-hilfe Kaisers-lautern (an association for disabled persons) will sponsor the event in cooperation with Lebenshilfe Arts and Culture, the city of Kaiserslautern and the Rheinland-Pfalz Culture Summer.
More than 20 ensembles will perform in the streets and on squares in Kaiserslautern. About 200 disabled and non-disabled artists and musicians from seven countries will meet and celebrate a three-day-long fest.
The festival will officially open with a revue at 7:30 p.m. today in Fruchthalle, known as Kaiserslautern’s concert hall. The revue featuring a funny show and music performances is the only event asking for an admission fee of €5. All other performances are free.
Performances on the first day will include Compagnie DK-Bel, Pelma & Quasie-Stellar with their dance show Drops of Peace 6 p.m. around Martinskirche, the Cirque do Platzak from France will perform their acrobatic, funny and musical show 7 p.m. on the grassed-area at Pfalztheater, the band The Fish Police will perform at 8:15 p.m. on the stage near Stiftskirche, Compagnie L’Homme Debout with their giant puppet made of basket willow will march in the parade through the city starting at 9:45 p.m. at Martinsplatz to the location of the finale at Stiftsplatz at 10 p.m. Saturday, presentations will begin at 1 p.m. with tanzbar_bremen’s dance show in the yard of Stiftskirche, the French wind ensemble Les Grooms will play their way along the streets starting at 1 p.m. at Am Altenhof, enjoy physical theater dance with the group Motionhouse & NoFit State Circus form the U.K. at 2 p.m. on Stockhausplatz, Candoco Dance Company will perform at 5 p.m. in the yard of Stiftskirche with dancer with and without disabilities, the Australian band The Royal High Jinx will perform jazz, Gypsy and Balkan-inspired music with electro-swing beats at 8:15 p.m. on the stage at Stiftskirche.
Sunday, presentations will start at 1 p.m. in different locations. Again, more than 200 artists will show off their skills and The Beez will close out the festival at 8 p.m. on the stage near Stiftskirche.
Saturday and Sunday, the festival invites visitors to take part in activities and workshops. Information will be available at the Infopoint, the kiosk on Stiftsplatz.
Tickets for the opening revue tonight will be available at the door at 6:30 p.m. For details on all performers and happenings, visit www.alles-muss-raus-festival.de.
