3/19/2025 - 7:30 PM Uhr
Schiller Balladen Experiment (theatre in german language)
Philipp Hochmair & The Electric Hand of God
Schiller lives, and how!
When actor Philipp Hochmair and musician Fritz Rainer from the band ‘Die Elektrohand Gottes’ take on Friedrich Schiller's ballads, literature becomes an experiment that is neither quiet nor boring. As if in an experimental set-up, Schiller's breathless Sturm und Drang meets Fritz Rainer's world of sound. Layer by layer, Philipp Hochmair uncovers one jewel after another in Schiller's word quarry: We sense pure adventure in the ‘Ring of Polycrates’, a ballad about war victors and the fleeting nature of happiness. We tremble with the knight who, in the ballad ‘The Glove’, has to fetch it for a lady from the predator's arena. We fear for the lives of two friends whose loyalty in ‘Die Bürgschaft’ does not break even in the face of the death penalty, or bravely plunge into the sea with the ‘Taucher’, where it ‘wallet und siedet und brauset und zischt’.
‘Performing a ballad sounded like saying, can I do integral calculus or set theory with you now? But then it's suddenly an incredible pleasure and a treat for the senses. And I put myself at your service.’ (Philipp Hochmair)
With texts by Friedrich Schiller
Philipp Hochmair & The Electric Hand of God
By and with:
Idea, production, performance and recitation: Philipp Hochmair
Percussion and composition: Fritz Rainer
No introduction
Duration: approx. 1 hour 30 minutes (without intermission)
Photo © Stephan Brueckler
Information & booking:
Organization: Südtiroler Kulturinstitut
Individual tickets can be purchased online or at the office of the South Tyrolean Cultural Institute, Schlernstraße 1 in Bolzano, or reserved by telephone on 0471 313800 or by e-mail (info(at)kulturinstitut.org) from 20 September 2023. Reduced tickets for students can only be purchased at the South Tyrolean Cultural Institute and not online.
Payment of individual tickets:
Reserved tickets must be paid for within 10 days of reservation. Payment can be made directly at the office of the South Tyrolean Cultural Institute or by bank transfer. As reason for payment please give the name and the reservation number you receive at the time of reservation. The paid tickets will then be sent to you by e-mail. You can present them at the entrance as a paper printout or digitally on your smartphone. If you do not have an email address, tickets will be deposited at the box office.
Bank details:
Raiffeisenkasse Bozen
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IBAN: IT 14 A 08081 11600 000300032026
Südtiroler Sparkasse
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Südtiroler Volksbank
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Standing room: Standing room is only offered at sold-out events, provided that the fire safety regulations at the respective venues allow it. They are available at the box office only.
Box Office: Box offices are open from 6:30pm on the day of the event.
Dolomiten advantage card:
For selected events, there is a discount of €5 for holders of the Dolomites Advantage Card. These discounted tickets cannot be purchased online.
Discounts:
Senior citizens receive special prices from the age of 65. Discounts are available for students up to the age of 26 and for holders of the South Tyrolean Youth Council's volunteer card.
More information: www.kulturinstitut.org
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