Was ist Los? KMC Cultural Highlights – March 31, 2017

The following is a list of performances and events happening in the KMC and nearby locations. Dates are subject to change.

Performing arts:

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern:

• “Anatevka,” Fiddler on the Roof, a musical by Jerry Bock, in German, 7:30 p.m. today and April 15 and 29.

• “Zykuls,” a dance performance by James Sutherland with music by Benjamin Britten, Philip Glass and Samuel Barber, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and April 7, 25 and 28, and 3 p.m. April 16.

• “Dogville,” a play by Lars von Trier, in German, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, and April 8 and 27.

• Komoedie im Dunkeln,” “Comedy in the Dark,” a play by Peter Shaffer, in German, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and April 12 and 22.

• “Beben,” a play in German by Maria Milisavljevic, 8 p.m. April 13, 19, 21, 25 and 28.

• “Die Csardasfuerstin,” an operetta by Emmerich Kalman, in German, 7:30 p.m. April 21 (for the last time).

For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de.

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:

• German singer Andreas Kuemmert presents rock, blues, folk and R&B, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €27.

• Nuit de la Chanson with singer Pauline Ngoc and various musicians performing French chansons, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €19.

• International Jazz Festival:

• Thursday: the band Hildegard lernt fliegen, 8 p.m.
• April 7: South Korean pianist and singer Younee, 8 p.m.; Joscha Stefan Trio, 9:30; and British singer Julia Biel, 11 p.m.
• April 8: Michael Reis Trio, 8 p.m.; Mare Nostrum: Richard Galliano & Jan Lundgren & Paolo Fresu, 9:30 p.m.; and trumpet player Joo Kraus & Tales in Tones Trio, 11 p.m.
• April 9: Jazz Words Quartett — An homage to Ella Fitzgerald, 11 a.m. The festival ticket is €57.

For more information, visit www.kammgarn.de.

Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:

• Jazz Stage meets Countertenor and Choir, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €15.

• Quatuor Sine Nomine presents Johannes Brahms’ string sextetts B-Dur op. 18 and G-Dur op. 36, 8 p.m. Thursday. Tickets cost €14, €20 and €25.

• The German State Philharmonics Rheinland-Pfalz present works by Evard Grieg, Aribert Reimann and Ernest Chausson, 8 p.m. April 21. Tickets cost €17, €23 and €26.

For tickets, call the tourist information office at 0631-365-2317.

JUZ (Youth Center), Steinstrasse 47, Kaiserslautern:

• The trash metal bands Warfield, Schizophrenia and Fusion Bomb perform 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €7.50.

• Salsa disco with DJ Alamba, 8 p.m. Thursday. Tickets cost €5.

• JA!ZZVEAU Kaiserslautern presents Ro Gebhardt and Band playing pop, jazz and funk, 8 p.m. April 27. Tickets cost €7.50.

For details, visit www.juz-kl.de.

Ramstein-Miesenbach, Haus des Buergers:

• Medieval dinner with entertainment by imperial knight Reinhard and his gleeman, 7:30 p.m. today. The dinner consists of potato soup, haxen, chicken, cabbage, potatoes, noodles, dessert, beer, wine and water. Cost is €49.

• The Mainz Chamber Orchestra presents classical music like serenades and divertimenti, 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost €12.

• The party band Habachtaler unplugged plays a concert not on stage but among the audience sitting at tables, 8 p.m. April 8. Tickets cost €14.

For details, call 06371-592-220 or visit www.hausdesbuergers.de.

Landstuhl Stadthalle:

• Duo Bellevue presents “Raspberry Icecream and a Sashing Beetle,” a show talking about the economic miracle in Germany in the 1950s and 1960s, with old hits, stories and parodies, 7 p.m. April 12. Tickets cost €12. For more information and tickets, visit ww.stadthalle-landstuhl.de.

Otterberg, Abbey Church:

• Vocal ensemble Man(n) Singt presents “Passio,” 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost €15.

English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:

• “Handbagged,” a comedy by Moira Buffini, in English, to April 30. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuedays to Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays. For details, visit www.english-theatre.org.

Nationaltheater Mannheim, Am Goetheplatz:

• “Gesicht der Nacht,” choreographies by Frank Fannar Pederson from Iceland and Stephan Toss, 7:30 p.m. today, Thursday, April 28.

• “Aida,” an opera by Guiseppe Verdi, 7 p.m. April 30.

For more information, visit www.nationaltheater-mannheim.de.

Saarbruecken, Saarlaendisches Staatstheater, Schillerplatz 1:

• “Der Liebestrank,” an opera by Gaetano Donizetti, in Italian, 6 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. today, Thursday and April 23.

• “Othello,” a drama by Willliam Shakespeare, in German, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Tuesday and April 21 and 28, and 6 p.m. April 9.

• “West Side Story,” a musical in German, with music by Leonard Bernstein, 6 p.m. Sunday and April 14 and 18, and 7:30 p.m. April 13.

For additional information, visit www.theater-saarbruecken.de or call 0681-3092-486.

Miscellaneous:

• Kaiserslautern, Gartenschau (dino ark) reopens Saturday with flower shows, lego display, exhibitions, water playground. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through Oct. 31. For details, visit www.gartenschau-kl.de.

• Heiligenmoschel, Tennisplatz, burning of winter, 7 p.m. Saturday. Food and beverages are available.

• Zweibruecken, open stores, 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.

• Pirmasens, landgrave days with arts and crafts, vendors, medieval shows and music, today to Sunday; stores open 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Flea markets:

• Mehlingen, Mehrzweckhalle, second-hand-bazaar for females, 8 to 10 p.m. today.

• Bad Duerkheim, Saline (salt-works, Gutleutstrasse 48), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

• Homburg, Am Forum (near Rathaus), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.