House of Karls

In the organizer's words:

An entertaining rap spectacle about Charlemagne

by Dlé

World premiere

Clear the stage for the pater europae, the Charlemagne of all Charlemagne's, Aachen's most famous and mythical ruler! Charlemagne is a unique historical brand. From the pen of the trio Dlé alias Jaques Tabaques, Jaxxon Mehrzweck and Kemo comes a rap spectacle that sheds completely new light on the legends, anecdotes and theories about the King of the Franks and packs them into lush beats and cheeky verses.

What do we really know about Charlemagne? Christian emperor and womanizer, illiterate and educational reformer, "master builder of Europe" and bloodthirsty warmonger - the sources are sparse, full of contradictions and gaps. The best conditions, therefore, for an evening of theater that does justice to the greatness of the hero, knocks him off his pedestal, pokes fun at him and pulls him through the cocoa. What does Karl still have to say to us today when we free him from the museum? Trio Dlé first conquered the Mörgens stage and the Aachen audience in 2015 with "The Curse of the Tantalids" and then the German theater and music scene. For their third Aachen premiere, they are performing in the Großes Haus for the first time - what else!

#pressstimmen:

"Forget the mini fountains at the Elisenbrunnen - the sentences shoot up like geysers and a wild mix of languages crashes down on you, the Middle Ages and modernity shake hands, a little rafting on the stormy river of rap. Peppered with linguistic varieties on the one hand and a small excursion into linguistic change on the other, this truly not simple text unfolds its full splendor through the excellent performance of the actors. What power flows from Carolina Braun, Jonas Dumke, Tim Knapper, Stefanie Rösner and Philipp Manuel Rothkopf!"
Klenkes

"Breathtaking images, wild thoughts and powerful music."
Aachener Zeitung

"A fast-paced trip full of subtle to bitter humor, a play that tastes the full breadth of theatrical exuberance. An eccentrically shrill excursion into musical niches and linguistic landscapes, profound and crazy at the same time."
Klenkes

"Carolina Braun, Jonas Dumke, Tim Knapper, Stefanie Rösner and Philipp Manuel Rothkopf plunge headfirst into the emperor's not always noble clothes, five grandiose artists on stage juggling with world history until the lively audience almost gets dizzy from the rap."
Aachener Zeitung

"With this utterly delightful spectacle, Dlé catapults the folk play into the 21st century at full speed ... and there's no shortage of local allusions either, of course. This time, however, without even a hint of the petty bourgeoisie. House of the Dragons for the Öcher soul."
Klenkes