How much adaptation to society is necessary, and at what point do I lose myself? The exploration of the history of antisemitism and the lives of German Jewish women, begun by Eleganz aus Reflex, is continued with the work I Am Not a Case. At the center stands the life of the Frankfurt-born Bertha Pappenheim. In a choreographed spoken theater…

AL HAKAWATIThe Art of Storytelling between Damascus and Frankfurt For centuries, storytelling has held a central place in the collective memory of the Levant, and the Hakawati was the undisputed master of evening gatherings. The Hakawati was not only a storyteller but also opened doors to other worlds, bridging history and fiction, reality and legend. Theater Willy Praml renews this…

How much adaptation to society is necessary, and at what point do I lose myself? The exploration of the history of antisemitism and the lives of German Jewish women, begun by Eleganz aus Reflex, is continued with the work I Am Not a Case. At the center stands the life of the Frankfurt-born Bertha Pappenheim. In a choreographed spoken theater…

JESUS D’AMOUR, GEB.OThe Christmas Story according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John The Theater Willy Praml has created its very own nativity play. Based on the four Gospels, director Willy Praml retells the well-known story in a new way. The birth of two boys, Jesus and John, leads to political chaos, and the state threatens to collapse. King Herod learns…

JESUS D’AMOUR, GEB.OThe Christmas Story according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John The Theater Willy Praml has created its very own nativity play. Based on the four Gospels, director Willy Praml retells the well-known story in a new way. The birth of two boys, Jesus and John, leads to political chaos, and the state threatens to collapse. King Herod learns…

Making of a ManLecture Performance in English with German surtitles A dancer, a projection screen, a live camera, a pair of silicone abs, and the question:How does a body “make” masculinity? Who is allowed to make masculinity, and what potential lies in shaking the seemingly carved-in-stone codes of masculinity? Through pop culture, politics, and personal interviews, Making of a Man…

Making of a ManLecture Performance in English with German surtitles A dancer, a projection screen, a live camera, a pair of silicone abs, and the question:How does a body “make” masculinity? Who is allowed to make masculinity, and what potential lies in shaking the seemingly carved-in-stone codes of masculinity? Through pop culture, politics, and personal interviews, Making of a Man…

JESUS D’AMOUR, GEB.OThe Christmas Story according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John The Theater Willy Praml has created its very own nativity play. Based on the four Gospels, director Willy Praml retells the well-known story in a new way. The birth of two boys, Jesus and John, leads to political chaos, and the state threatens to collapse. King Herod learns…

92nd Naxos Hall Concert As one of the septem artes liberales (the seven liberal arts), music has drawn inspiration from mathematical relationships since the Middle Ages—through rhythmic proportions, intervallic combinations, and counterpoint. In doing so, music amplifies the mystical meaning of numbers. This program brings together works from the Renaissance (1400–1600) by composers such as Alexander Agricola, Johannes Ciconia, John…

JESUS D’AMOUR, GEB.OThe Christmas Story according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John The Theater Willy Praml has created its very own nativity play. Based on the four Gospels, director Willy Praml retells the well-known story in a new way. The birth of two boys, Jesus and John, leads to political chaos, and the state threatens to collapse. King Herod learns…

JESUS D’AMOUR, GEB.OThe Christmas Story according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John The Theater Willy Praml has created its very own nativity play. Based on the four Gospels, director Willy Praml retells the well-known story in a new way. The birth of two boys, Jesus and John, leads to political chaos, and the state threatens to collapse. King Herod learns…

A community of loners. Learning from one another how to be without others. Living together by leaving each other alone. Could this work? A constellation of soloists illuminates a utopia where such an attempt succeeds. They tell of its inner contradictions, its anarchic freedom, its struggle with social pressure from without. They tell of this without speaking, and they sing…

ProgramWe are drifting further and further away from our feelings, ignoring the voices within us and seeking answers outside ourselves, as if they were somewhere far away. But what if we found the courage to move beyond pure reason—and to look at the world, both inside and outside, with open curiosity?Perhaps we would discover how many voices are waiting to…

A community of loners. Learning from one another how to be without others. Living together by leaving each other alone. Could this work? A constellation of soloists illuminates a utopia where such an attempt succeeds. They tell of its inner contradictions, its anarchic freedom, its struggle with social pressure from without. They tell of this without speaking, and they sing…

How to archive a memory?How to archive feelings? soft archives explores textiles as collective archives and carriers of memory.In open crafting sessions, participants and the artistic team investigate how longing, belonging, and lived experiences can be woven into a material—how they inscribe themselves and intertwine, and what emerges in the shared act of making while hands are busy. The growing…

The times are serious: border controls on one side, boundless technology on the other. Keep on dancing?In the solo performance by dancer Camilla Fiumara, the question arises whether the imperfect, the childlike, can hold a power of salvation. Amid the fog of the present stands a white cube—a space to move freely and expand the boundaries of the world. Inside,…

The times are serious: border controls on one side, boundless technology on the other. Keep on dancing?In the solo performance by dancer Camilla Fiumara, the question arises whether the imperfect, the childlike, can hold a power of salvation. Amid the fog of the present stands a white cube—a space to move freely and expand the boundaries of the world. Inside,…

The times are serious: border controls on one side, boundless technology on the other. Keep on dancing?In the solo performance by dancer Camilla Fiumara, the question arises whether the imperfect, the childlike, can hold a power of salvation. Amid the fog of the present stands a white cube—a space to move freely and expand the boundaries of the world. Inside,…

The times are serious: border controls on one side, boundless technology on the other. Keep on dancing?In the solo performance by dancer Camilla Fiumara, the question arises whether the imperfect, the childlike, can hold a power of salvation. Amid the fog of the present stands a white cube—a space to move freely and expand the boundaries of the world. Inside,…

The times are serious: border controls on one side, boundless technology on the other. Keep on dancing?In the solo performance by dancer Camilla Fiumara, the question arises whether the imperfect, the childlike, can hold a power of salvation. Amid the fog of the present stands a white cube—a space to move freely and expand the boundaries of the world. Inside,…

The times are serious: border controls on one side, boundless technology on the other. Keep on dancing?In the solo performance by dancer Camilla Fiumara, the question arises whether the imperfect, the childlike, can hold a power of salvation. Amid the fog of the present stands a white cube—a space to move freely and expand the boundaries of the world. Inside,…

The crazy path from the last working day of the Naxos-Union workers in 1990to the first premiere of THEATER WILLY PRAML in 2000. The Naxoshalle almost didn’t survive. Remove its heritage protection statusand finally let the investor build—this was the hope of some.Let the grass grow over everything or let the concrete pour. No more destruction of urban history that…

How to archive a memory?How to archive feelings? soft archives explores textiles as collective archives and carriers of memory.In open crafting sessions, participants and the artistic team investigate how longing, belonging, and lived experiences can be woven into a material—how they inscribe themselves and intertwine, and what emerges in the shared act of making while hands are busy. The growing…

How reportable is it to witness the suffering of others?How do we bear witness to this suffering?How do the pain and grief of others resonate within us?How can we form a connection to distant pain and death separated by vast geographic and cultural distances?Could the concealment and distortion of reality through biased reporting be among the deepest injustices of humanity?How…

How reportable is it to witness the suffering of others?How do we bear witness to this suffering?How do the pain and grief of others resonate within us?How can we form a connection to distant pain and death separated by vast geographic and cultural distances?Could the concealment and distortion of reality through biased reporting be among the deepest injustices of humanity?How…

How reportable is it to witness the suffering of others?How do we bear witness to this suffering?How do the pain and grief of others resonate within us?How can we form a connection to distant pain and death separated by vast geographic and cultural distances?Could the concealment and distortion of reality through biased reporting be among the deepest injustices of humanity?How…