PHOTO: © Astrid Karger

Soloabend mit Wolfram Koch I Ruhrfestspiele 2025

In the organizer's words:

Zack. A symphony.
Texts by Daniil Charms
A solo evening with Wolfram Koch
Directed by Jakob Fedler

Daniil Charms is one of the great classical poets of the 20th century and is considered a master of absurd miniatures and an ingenious humorist. His texts tell of the absurdities of life and the political conditions of his time, which can perhaps ultimately only be countered with a large portion of nonsense or with a laugh, because comedy has always stood alongside tragedy. The critic Helmut Schödel once called Charms' characters "marionettes of nonsense" and "a feast for brilliant actors". In Wolfram Koch, director Jakob Fedler has found precisely one of these brilliant theater actors.

With the monologue "Zack. A Symphony.", which consists of prose, poems, scenes and dialogues from Daniil Charms' extensive oeuvre, Koch and Fedler are now dedicating a special solo evening to the author. Wolfram Koch appears as an entertainer, a clown and a player with a horn who has to play, dance and make music. Koch's main aim is to entertain his audience and make them laugh. And yet Charms' poems are always texts with a double bottom. Behind the humor, the desperation and hardships of the characters are revealed. Next to a Pushkin joke is the horror of a totalitarian state.

"A loving and successful homage to Charms." nachtkritik.de

Age rating: 14+

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Price information:

Children, pupils, students up to the age of 27, trainees, the unemployed and volunteers (BFD, FSJ, etc.) receive a 50% discount on the regular ticket price (except for price table 7) and remaining tickets at a price of €10.00 at the Box Office.

Location

Großes Haus im Ruhrfestspielhaus Otto-Burrmeister-Allee 1 45657 Recklinghausen

Organizer | Festival

Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen
Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen Otto-Burrmeister-Allee 1 45657 Recklinghausen

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