Was ist Los? KMC Cultural Highlights – March 4, 2016

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:

• “Blackbird,” a play by David Harrower, in German, 8 p.m. today, Tuesday, Thursday, and March 19 and 26.

• “Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Wolfe,” “Who’s afraid of Virginia Wolfe,” a play by Edward Albee, in German, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

• “My Fair Lady,” a musical by Frederick Loewe, in German, 3 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12 and 26.

• “Romeo und Julia,” a ballet by James Sutherland with music by Sergej Prokofjew, 7:30 p.m. March 11, 13, 16 and 19.

• “Nur noch kurz die Welt retten,” a Europe revue, 8 p.m. March 13 and 18.

• “Der Barbier von Sevilla,” an opera by Gioacchino Rossini, in Italian, 7:30 p.m. March 17.

• Second children’s chamber concert, “With the time machine back to the 17th century,” with works by Bach and Haendel, 11 a.m. March 13.

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

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern:

• German singer Lumaraa presents hip-hop and rap, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €15.

• Singer and songwriter Sophie Hunger presents blues, folk, rock, jazz and pop, 8 p.m. Monday. Tickets cost €27.

• International Jazz Festival — Part 1: Jan Gabarek Group features Trilok Gurtu, a percussionist from India, 8 p.m. Tuesday. Tickets cost €44.

• No Music in K-Town features the bands MARII, LammBock and State of the Art presenting rock and pop, 8 p.m. March 11. Tickets cost €7.

• Jan Josef Liefers and Radio Doria perform rock and pop, 8 p.m. March 12. Tickets cost €39.55.

For additional information, visit www.kammgarn.de.

Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern:

• The Pfalztheater Orchestra presents, “Dionysian Pathos,” with works by Franz Schubert, Viktor Ullmann and Gustav Mahler, 8 p.m. today. Tickets costs range from €17 to €25.

• The German Radio Philharmonics Saarbruecken Kaiserslautern present “Daffodils and Dancing Songs,” with works by Russian composers and Francis Poulenc, 1 p.m. Thursday. Lunch is being served at noon. Tickets with lunch cost €21, without lunch €12.

• Jazz Stage meets Rhythm ‘n’ Blues with Albert Koch and Tom Woll, 8 p.m. March 11. Tickets cost €14.
For more information, call the Kaiserslautern Tourist Information office at 0631-365-2317.
JUZ (Youth Center), Steinstrasse 47, Kaiserslautern:

• Heavy Metal Night with the bands Lord Vigo, Dark Horizon and Dreamstate Reality, 8 p.m. March 11. Tickets cost €7.50.

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

Ramstein-Miesenbach, Haus des Buergers:

• Dinner murder mystery: “Bei Verlobung, Mord,” murder during engagement party, in German, 7:30 p.m. March 11. A Scottish murder story is being performed during a four-course dinner; the audience gets involved. Tickets cost €69.

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

Landstuhl Stadthalle:

• Boeing Boeing, a comedy in Palatinate dialect, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 24, and April 2 and 8. Tickets cost €10 to €14.

• “Musicals in Concert — That’s Entertainment” with hits from popular musicals, 7:30 p.m. March 12. Tickets cost €23 to €32.

For additional details, visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de or call 06371-92340.

Abbey Church, Otterberg:

• The vocal ensemble Capella Moguntina presents “On the Way to the Cross,” motets during Passiontide,
5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost €15.

Saarbruecken, Saarlaendisches Staatstheater, Schillerplatz 1:

• “Platee,” a ballet opera, in French, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

• “Madama Butterfly,” an opera by Giacomo Puccini, 7:30 p.m. March 17, and 6 p.m. March 20 and 27.

• “Don Giovanni,” an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in Italian, 7:30 p.m. March 19.

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

Nationaltheater Mannheim, am Goetheplatz:

• “La Juive,” an opera, in French, 6 p.m. Sunday.
• “Alpha — Omega,” a ballet by Kevin O’Day, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
For additional information, visit www.nationaltheater-mannheim.de.
English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt:
• “Disgraced,” a Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Ayad Akhtar, today to May 1. Performances are
7:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays.

For more information, visit www.english-theatre.org.

Miscellaneous:

• Kaiserslautern, near Stiftskirche, Easter market with vendors, food booths, Thursday to March 24.

• Niederkirchen, Westpfalzhalle, Ester market, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday (read article on Page 17).

• Ramstein-Miesenbach, Ludwig-Erhard-Strasse, Circus Manuel Weisheit in tent, 4 p.m. today (tickets are €5 for children under 15); 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 3 p.m. Sunday (family day, tickets cost €10).

• Obermoschel (on B420, west of Alsenz), Modellbau-Halle, Marktplatz, model train display, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, March 12 and 13. For more information, visit www.mbf-obermoschel.de.

• Rodenbach, Buergerhaus, Over-30 party with DJ Johannes Held, 8 p.m. Saturday.

• Pirmasens-Gersbach, Mehr-zweckhalle on Kindergartenstrasse, Easter market, Saturday and Sunday.

Flea markets:

• Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (across from Daenner Kaserne), 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

• Kaiserslautern, Fritz-Walter soccer stadium, girls’ flea market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

• Mehlingen, Abtstrasse 25a, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

• Bad Duerkheim, Saline (saltworks, Gutleutstrasse 48), 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

• Worms, Kaiserpassage garage, Korngasse 8, 7:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday.

• Homburg, Am Forum (near Rathaus), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.